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Microplastic Pollution: Analytical Techniques, Policy Landscape, and Integrated Strategies for Sustainable Environmental Stewardship
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Researchers reviewed analytical techniques for detecting microplastics and assessed the current policy landscape, arguing that integrated strategies combining monitoring, regulation, and source reduction are needed to manage this pervasive environmental threat effectively.
Microplastics are a pervasive ecological threat accumulating across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems through environmental transport pathways. A combination of primary microplastics directly emitted from industrial effluent, synthetic textiles, and personal care...
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