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Prospective study on large microplastics in the soil of urban and rural areas of Hauts de France
Summary
Researchers conducted a prospective study on the abundance and characteristics of large microplastics in soils from urban and rural areas of the Hauts de France region, comparing contamination levels and particle properties across different land-use contexts.
Plastic waste and its fragments (microplastics; MP Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/559561/document
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