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Correction to “Filling the Gap: A Comprehensive Freshwater Network to Map Microplastics across Ecological Gradients in Argentina”
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This notice is simply a correction to fix an author affiliation listed incorrectly in a previous paper about tracking microplastics in Argentina's freshwater systems, it doesn't contain new scientific findings. The original research aimed to build a monitoring network to map plastic pollution across rivers and lakes, which matters because understanding where microplastics accumulate in freshwater helps scientists assess potential risks to drinking water and the food chain.
Alfonso, María B., et al. Filling the Gap: A Comprehensive Freshwater Network to Map Microplastics across Ecological Gradients in Argentina. Limn & Ocean. Bull. 2024; 33: 85–88. https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10641. In the author's affiliation section, the correct affiliation for the co-authors “Esteban Balseiro” and “Luca Schenone” is: “Laboratorio de Limnología, INIBIOMA (CONICET-UNCo), San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. We apologize for this error.
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