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Microplastic pollution in Slovenia's groundwater.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2024
Elvira Colmenarejo Calero, Elvira Colmenarejo Calero, Tine Bizjak, Tine Bizjak, Manca Kovač Viršek, Manca Kovač Viršek, Nina Mali

Summary

Researchers investigated microplastic pollution in Slovenia's groundwater, documenting contamination pathways from urban, agricultural, and industrial activities and assessing the extent to which synthetic particles have infiltrated subsurface drinking water sources in a country where groundwater supplies approximately 98% of drinking water.

Microplastics (MPs) are increasingly recognized as a significant global pollutant. MPs from urban, agricultural, and industrial activities have the potential to enter the environment, including groundwater. In Slovenia, 98 Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/559617/document

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