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Dataset of "A multi-tracer approach to constrain microplastic contamination on urban aquifers: insights from an Asian megacity"
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This dataset is too limited to summarize meaningfully: it only describes spreadsheet contents (water chemistry and microplastic measurements) from a study on groundwater beneath a major Asian city, without sharing actual findings. Since groundwater is a drinking water source for millions, understanding how microplastics get into it matters, but the details on contamination levels or health risks aren't included here.
Dataset S1.xls is composed of two separate worksheets, providing hydrochemical and microplastic data, respectively.
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