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Microplastics Pollution in the Urban Rivers/lakes, Soils and Atmosphere of the Megacity Beijing, China
Summary
Researchers measured microplastic pollution across the urban rivers, lakes, soils, and atmosphere of Beijing, finding widespread contamination throughout the megacity's environment. The study reveals that densely populated urban areas are major sources and accumulation zones for microplastics, with airborne particles posing a direct inhalation risk to city residents.
Microplastics (MPs) has become ubiquitous pollutants in environment and thus received great attention in recent years. Beijing, the capital city of China, is the largest urbanized megacity with a large population. Although MPs has been detected in different...