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Importance of atmospheric transport for microplastics deposited in remote areas

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Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Tanguang Gao, Tanguang Gao, Shichang Kang, Tanguang Gao, Shichang Kang, Mika Sillanpää Tanguang Gao, Yulan Zhang, Tanguang Gao, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Tanguang Gao, Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Tanguang Gao, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Tanguang Gao, Mika Sillanpää Mika Sillanpää Mika Sillanpää Mika Sillanpää Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Shichang Kang, Mika Sillanpää Mika Sillanpää Mika Sillanpää Yulan Zhang, Mika Sillanpää Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Tanguang Gao, Tanguang Gao, Tanguang Gao, Mika Sillanpää Mika Sillanpää Yulan Zhang, Tanguang Gao, Tanguang Gao, Tanguang Gao, Shichang Kang, Tanguang Gao, Mika Sillanpää Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Mika Sillanpää Mika Sillanpää Mika Sillanpää Mika Sillanpää Mika Sillanpää Tanguang Gao, Mika Sillanpää Tanguang Gao, Tanguang Gao, Tanguang Gao, Yulan Zhang, Mika Sillanpää Tanguang Gao, Mika Sillanpää Tanguang Gao, Tanguang Gao, Mika Sillanpää

Summary

This study highlights atmospheric transport as a significant and underappreciated pathway for depositing micro- and nanoplastics in remote areas including mountain regions and polar zones far from plastic sources. Airborne plastic particles can travel thousands of kilometers before being deposited, explaining the presence of microplastics in seemingly pristine remote environments.

Atmospheric transport is an important pathway for the deposition of micro- and nano-plastics in remote areas. However, the sources and fate of atmospheric microplastics remain poorly understood. A study on atmospheric transport and deposition in the Pyrenean Mountains highlights the movement of microplastics away from known sources (cities, agriculture, and industry) into remote areas. Following this first evidence of atmospheric microplastic deposition in a pristine location, it is necessary to reconsider previous studies on atmospheric microplastic deposition and behavior in remote areas.

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