User:Bannock.burn8/Microbead

Original Text: Microbeads are manufactured solid plastic particles of less than one millimeter in their largest dimension, and commercially available in particle sizes from 10 micrometres (0.00039 in) to 1 millimetre (0.039 in).[citation needed] Low melting temperature and fast phase transitions make them especially suitable for creating porous structures in ceramics and other materials.[citation needed] They are most frequently made of polyethylene or other petrochemical plastics such as polypropylene and polystyrene.

Mine: Microbeads are manufactured solid plastic particles that are greater than 0.1 micrometers and less than or equal to 5 millimeters in size when they are first created and are typically created using material such as Polyethylene(PE), Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Nylon (PA), Polypropylene (PP) and Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) “Microbeads – A Science Summary.” Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada, July 2015, www.ec.gc.ca/ese-ees/ADDA4C5F-F397-48D5-AD17-63F989EBD0E5/Microbeads_Science Summary_EN.pdf.. America's definition for Microbeads is slightily different, as defined by congress in 2015 as any solid plastic particle that is less than 5 millimeters in size that was created with the intention of being used to exfoliate or cleanse the human bodyMicrobeads get their name due too their sphere like shapes and there many small sizes.


 * 1) ^ Pallone, Frank (2015-12-28). "Text - H.R.1321 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-13.