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Micro-Nanoplastics from Stormwater Runoffs to Water Bodies: An In-Depth Investigation
Summary
Researchers investigated how stormwater runoff collects micro- and nanoplastics from urban surfaces — roads, rooftops, and construction sites — and delivers them in concentrated pulses to rivers, lakes, and coastal waters following rain events. Stormwater represents one of the largest and most direct conduits for terrestrial microplastic pollution to reach aquatic ecosystems and, ultimately, drinking water sources and seafood.
Although plastic, due to its durability, low cost, and versatility, has contributed to the development of society and has made people’s lives convenient, its drastic increase in manufacturing and production with limited measures for its management and disposal...