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Supplementary material for the manuscript titled "Microplastic characterization and removal efficiency in wastewater treatment plants with diverse influent sources in Uganda."
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This repository provides supplementary datasets, FTIR spectra, and methodological details supporting a study on microplastic characterization and removal efficiency in wastewater treatment plants with diverse influent sources in Uganda.
This repository contains the supplementary materials for the manuscript titled “Microplastic characterization and removal efficiency in wastewater treatment plants with diverse influent sources in Uganda.” The files include detailed datasets, additional tables, figures, FTIR spectra, and methodological information that support and complement the findings presented in the main manuscript.
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