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Endless journey of macroplastics in rivers
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This conference paper investigates the long-distance transport of macroplastic debris through river systems. Researchers examine how plastics persist and travel repeatedly through deposition-remobilization cycles before eventually reaching the ocean. The paper was presented at the MICRO 2020 conference on the fate and impact of microplastics.
MICRO 2020, Fate and Impact of Microplastics : Knowledge and Responsabilities, Lanzarote, ESPAGNE, 23-/11/2020 - 27/11/2020
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