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Microplastics Detection in Municipal Water Systems: An Introduction
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Researchers reviewed how microplastics enter and move through municipal water systems, finding that wastewater is a critical pathway through which plastic particles spread into the broader environment — raising concerns about how much plastic people may be consuming through tap water.
Microplastic (MP) pollution has become a significant global environmental hazard. Wastewater has become an essential channel for introducing and spreading MPs into the ecosystem. The current investigations are aimed at comprehensively examining current knowledge on...
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