How do you use Microplastic in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Microplastic meaning
Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks.
Using Microplastic
- The main meaning on this page is: Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks.
- In the example corpus, microplastic often appears in combinations such as: of microplastic, microplastic pollution, microplastic particles.
Context around Microplastic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Microplastic
- In this selection, "microplastic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lower, new, particles, pollution and associated stand out and add context to how "microplastic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include animals the microplastic formed by and concentrations of microplastic particles have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "microplastic" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with microplastic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Microplastic pollution is found in human organs and. (8 words)
Microplastic has the highest concentration at 600 feet to 2000 feet deep. (12 words)
Or break down into microplastic particles that contaminate your compost and soil. (12 words)
Sea salt samples contained about 35-72 items/kg of salt, while salts from borewell water had much lower microplastic contents with counts ranging between 2-29 items/kg, further reinforcing the high contamination levels in seawater. (37 words)
A study by the Science Advice for Policy by European Academies found high concentrations of microplastic particles have been shown to cause physical harm to the environment and living creatures, including inducing inflammation and stress. (35 words)
In more headlines recently, melamine sponges, often used for cleaning, were found to release trillions of microplastic fibres into the environment every month, entering sewer systems to eventually end up in the food chain. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Additionally, the research underscores the necessity for multidisciplinary research efforts to unravel the intricate interactions between microplastic-associated pathogens and to devise effective strategies for their mitigation.
In some niche products, that are designed to break down it may be better but in the vast plastic waste we generate it slows the rate of microplastic production.
Microplastic has the highest concentration at 600 feet to 2000 feet deep.
Or break down into microplastic particles that contaminate your compost and soil.
Sea salt samples contained about 35-72 items/kg of salt, while salts from borewell water had much lower microplastic contents with counts ranging between 2-29 items/kg, further reinforcing the high contamination levels in seawater.
Water is so easy, because you can simply filter the microplastic out," Banerjee added.
Apart from killing or injuring the animals, the microplastic formed by its degradation is the food and water contamination source threatening the animals or humans that feed on them.
In more headlines recently, melamine sponges, often used for cleaning, were found to release trillions of microplastic fibres into the environment every month, entering sewer systems to eventually end up in the food chain.
The amount of nurdles and microplastic along beaches continues to be prominent issue particularly on Weymouth Beach as local litter picker Brian Hallworth believes there may be more than ever before.
Waterkeeper's new microplastic survey program is designed to determine how much of the stuff is in Charleston's waters.
A study by the Science Advice for Policy by European Academies found high concentrations of microplastic particles have been shown to cause physical harm to the environment and living creatures, including inducing inflammation and stress.
Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice, Marine Pollution BulletinDOI: 10.1016/j.
Microplastic pollution is found in human organs and.
Scientists are poised to learn more about the to health from microplastic pollution.
The eco-toxicological impacts of some of these materials are less well known than plastic and microplastic pollution, yet they could have significant impacts.
They suggest it is likely ice in more highly traveled areas has more microplastic particles in it.
Four women in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, are creating accessories made from plastic fragments collected at beaches in Aichi Prefecture, selling them amid growing global concerns over the microplastic waste in the ocean.
Some of those particles even enter the water and rain down to Earth, which may contribute to the minuscule plastics found even in remote areas, notes an microplastic researcher interview by The Guardian.
The findings, released today in Nature Scientific Reports, reveal a proliferation of microplastic particles, the tiny fragments left over when larger plastics break down.
The samples were collected during winter and it is possible that even more microplastic may fall in summer, when drier weather means particles are more easily lifted from the ground by the wind.
Common combinations with microplastic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: