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Supplementary material to "Insight into the size-resolved markers and eco-health significance of microplastics from typical sources in northwest China"
Summary
Researchers provided supplementary data on pyrolysis products used to identify and characterize microplastics by size from typical pollution sources in northwest China, supporting a larger study on the environmental and health significance of different microplastic size fractions. This type of chemical fingerprinting helps determine where microplastics come from and how they break down in the environment.
Table S1 List of pyrolyzed products
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