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It's All Up in the Air: Comparing Microplastic Deposition from Precipitation and Direct Air Fall in the Finger Lakes Region of New York
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
2023
Nan Crystal Arens,
Will S.J. Murray,
Heather E.L. Kerns,
Hannah McGrath,
William R. Lewis,
Madeleine Meyer
Summary
A study in the Finger Lakes region of New York compared microplastic deposition from precipitation versus direct air fallout, finding the atmosphere is a meaningful transport vector even in relatively rural areas. The results confirm that airborne microplastics are deposited broadly across landscapes through rainfall, meaning no geographic area is fully shielded from atmospheric microplastic exposure.
The atmosphere is an understudied conduit for environmental microplastics—synth...