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Emerging Concerns about Microplastic Pollution on Groundwater in South Korea

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Heejung Kim, Jin‐Yong Lee

Summary

This editorial raises concerns about microplastic contamination in groundwater in South Korea, framing modern times as the "Plastic Age" due to the pervasive presence of synthetic polymers in all environmental compartments including underground water sources.

If human history has thus far been divided into the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age, then modern times can be considered the Plastic Age [...]

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