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Toward Optimizing Microplastic Transport Models through Biofouling Experiments

Environmental Science & Technology 2026

Summary

Researchers conducted biofouling experiments to improve the accuracy of microplastic transport models, examining how biological colonization of plastic surfaces alters buoyancy and sinking rates at a rate measured per week, providing empirical data to refine predictions of where MPs ultimately accumulate in aquatic environments.

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