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Quantifying Atmospheric Deposition of Microplastics in Urban and Suburban O'ahu
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Researchers quantified atmospheric deposition of microplastics across urban and suburban sites on O'ahu, Hawaii, characterising deposition rates and particle composition to assess airborne microplastic transport in a Pacific island environment.
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