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Public perception of microplastics pollution in Switzerland: Psychological distance, concern, and willingness to engage in mitigation activities

2026-02-08

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<p>Microplastics contaminate the environment, including water, soil, and air, and have also been found in the human body. Currently, however, there is only scientific evidence of a danger to aquatic ecosystems at high concentrations of microplastics, but no evidence of a present danger to human health. Based on the high level of scientific uncertainty and the assumed temporal distance of negative consequences due...

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Literature Corpus work: ef81a4b6-857c-599a-ae66-3d00a3c8e477
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/rpbea_v3

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