There's something in the air that should worry the public and it's not just the pollution coming from motor vehicles and industrial facilities. Scientists call it SAMP or suspended atmospheric microplastic. A Philippine study has recently established, for the first time, the presence of SAMP in the atmosphere making it more imperative for the government to tighten already existing measures to improve the air quality and reduce the amount of plastic waste in the environment. The study, 'Breathing plastics in Metro Manila, Philippines: Presence of suspended atmospheric microplastics in ambient air,' investigated the air quality of 16 cities and one municipality and found that all sampling areas had the presence of SAMPs with fiber as the most common microplastic, specifically polyester (74 percent).

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