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Estimating microplastic flows across rural-urban gradients in a French catchment

SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository 2025
Laurent Lemée, Élodie Aubertheau, Aurore Puydupin, Jérôme Labanowski, Jérôme Labanowski, Leslie Mondamert, Erell Froger

Summary

Researchers estimated microplastic flows along rural-to-urban gradients within a French catchment, quantifying how land use transitions influence MP loading and transport dynamics in surface waters. The study provides spatially resolved flux estimates that reveal how urbanization amplifies microplastic contributions to downstream receiving environments.

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