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Spatial Variations of Microplastic Contaminants in Karst Systems Across Kentucky

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America 2023
Maaz Fareedi, Benjamin W. Tobin, Zachary Walton, Chelsea Parada

Summary

Researchers mapped microplastic contamination across karst cave and spring systems in Kentucky, finding that these porous limestone aquifers concentrate plastic particles from surface runoff, raising concerns about microplastic infiltration into vulnerable groundwater drinking water sources.

Microplastics (MPs) are emerging environmental contaminants linked to human act...

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