Nanoplastic occurrence, transformation and toxicity: a review

T Atugoda, H Piyumali, H Wijesekara, C Sonne… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Nanoplastics are emerging contaminants of concern for living organisms and ecosystems,
yet nanoplastics are difficult to extract and analyse. Once released into the environment, the …

Microplastic pollution: Chemical characterization and impact on wildlife

S Sarkar, H Diab, J Thompson - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microplastics are small pieces of plastic that are less than 5 mm in size and can be found in
most environments, including the oceans, rivers, and air. These small plastic particles can …

Close-looped recycling of polylactic acid used in 3D printing: An experimental investigation and life cycle assessment

P Zhao, C Rao, F Gu, N Sharmin, J Fu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to investigate the potential of close-looped recycling of polylactic
acid (PLA) that used in 3D printing, from the perspectives of material properties and …

Materials requirements in fused filament fabrication: a framework for the design of next‐generation 3D printable thermoplastics and composites

A Sola - Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fused filament fabrication (FFF), also known as fused deposition modeling, is the leading
technology for polymer‐based additive manufacturing. The simplicity, along with the …

The effect of natural ventilation strategy on indoor air quality in schools

L Stabile, M Dell'Isola, A Russi, A Massimo… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to reduce children's exposure to pollutants in classrooms a proper ventilation
strategy need to be adopted. Such strategy is even more important in naturally ventilated …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of particulate and gaseous pollutants emitted during operation of a desktop 3D printer

J Gu, M Wensing, E Uhde, T Salthammer - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
The emission of ultrafine particles (UFP) and gaseous pollutants from 3D printing has been
increasingly gaining attention in recent years due to potential health risks. The physical and …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging indoor pollutants

T Salthammer - International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is an increasing use of so-called emerging substances or substances of emerging
concern. These terms describe, inter alia, the replacement of commonly used chemicals in …

Chemical composition and toxicity of particles emitted from a consumer-level 3D printer using various materials

Q Zhang, M Pardo, Y Rudich… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Consumer-level 3D printers emit ultrafine and fine particles, though little is known about their
chemical composition or potential toxicity. We report chemical characteristics of the particles …

Effect of ventilation strategies and air purifiers on the children's exposure to airborne particles and gaseous pollutants in school gyms

A Pacitto, F Amato, T Moreno, M Pandolfi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Indoor school gyms are environments characterized by high concentrations of different
airborne particulate and gaseous pollutants. In particular, like other naturally-ventilated …

Characterization of particle emissions from consumer fused deposition modeling 3D printers

Q Zhang, JPS Wong, AY Davis, MS Black… - Aerosol Science and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Particle emissions from multiple fused deposition modeling consumer 3D printers were
systematically quantified utilizing an established emission testing protocol (Blue Angel) to …