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Nanoplastics
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Protection of Underground Aquifers from Micro- and Nanoplastics Contamination
2022
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Diana Campos,
João L.T. Pestana
Summary
Researchers reviewed the mechanisms by which micro- and nanoplastics infiltrate underground aquifers through soil transport, adsorption, and leaching, and assessed strategies to protect groundwater sources from this emerging and poorly regulated contaminant class.
Despite the unquestionable benefits of plastics to human activitiesHuman activities, their intense use has generated huge quantities of waste worldwide. The inappropriate handling of plastic residues is currently one of the main environmental and societal issues....