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In this study, we compared the effects of MPs from conventional cigarette butts (cellulose acetate) and heated tobacco devices (cellulose acetate and polylactic acid film), the latter being under\u2010investigated. We also compared their effects before and after UV\u2010accelerated aging. The most notable change in chemical properties of MPs following UV aging was a significant reduction in nicotine content, which fell below detection limits, while elemental composition remained largely unchanged. The surface of particles remained unchanged, but the size of heated tobacco devices cellulose acetate MPs also fragmented to smaller sizes. The effects were evaluated using\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>Daphnia magna<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    (48\u2009h immobilization; 1, 10, 100\u2009mg\u2009L\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ),\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>Lemna minor<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    (168\u2009h growth inhibition; 100\u2009mg\u2009L\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), protozoan\n                    <jats:italic>Tetrahymena thermophila<\/jats:italic>\n                    (24\u2009h, 100\u2009mg\u2009L\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) and in\u00a0vitro cytotoxicity test model using A549 human lung cells (24\u2009h, 100\u2009mg\u2009L\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ). Toxicity tests revealed no significant effects of all types of MPs on any of used test models. UV\u2010aging of MPs did not change the toxicological profile. Our findings showed that cigarette butt\u2010derived MPs represent a complex mixture of polymers, residual nicotine, and metals. 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