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Emerging Technologies to Advance Research and Decisions on the Environmental Health Effects of Microplastics
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This National Academies report surveys emerging analytical and computational technologies needed to better study how microplastics affect environmental and human health. It identifies major research gaps and calls for standardized detection methods and improved exposure assessment frameworks.
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