Secondary airborne microplastic

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Across
  1. 2. Process that causes larger plastics to become brittle and break into smaller particles (8 letters)
  2. 4. A form of secondary microplastics produced from the breakdown of large plastics in landfills (9 letters)
  3. 6. Type of microplastics produced from fragmentation of larger plastic items (9 letters)
  4. 7. A common plastic product that can degrade into microplastics after use and disposal, often found on roads (5 letters)
  5. 9. A major process that causes large plastics to break down into microplastics, especially from mechanical wear (6 letters)
  6. 10. Improperly managed waste sites that contribute to the creation of secondary microplastics (10 letters)
  7. 11. Type of radiation that contributes to the degradation of larger plastics (2 letters)
Down
  1. 1. The general term for large plastics that degrade into microplastics through exposure to environmental factors (4 letters)
  2. 3. The process by which plastics break down due to environmental factors like sunlight and temperature (10 letters)
  3. 5. This is a common source of secondary microplastics, found in many consumer products (8 letters)
  4. 8. A type of environmental exposure that accelerates the breakdown of plastics (7 letters)