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GATE 2024 ES – Question 22

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management · Special Waste Streams · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Under the microplastic definition referenced as UNEP2004 in the paper, the maximum size is

  1. 10 mm
  2. 5 mm
  3. 10 µm
  4. 5 µm

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Correct answer: (B) 5 mm

Explanation

Microplastics are conventionally described as plastic particles smaller than 5 mm. Hence the intended upper-size boundary is **5 mm, B**. Micrometres are three orders of magnitude smaller than millimetres; the other size choices do not give this conventional cutoff.

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