Investigation of the type of microparticles and the occurrence of microplastics from the settled household dust in Singapore

• Main Author: Chew, Min Hui
• Other Authors: Hu Xiao
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental pollution; Engineering::Materials::Material testing and characterization
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141088
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Microplastics in the terrestrial environment are scarcely studied, compared to those in the aquatic environment. It is often present in inhalable and ingestible dust that contains other harmful microparticles. The in-depth investigation of the composition of house dust in Singapore aims to expose th...