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The Method of Studying Microplastics Pollution in the Beach and Bottom Sediments of Different Granulometric Composition
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This paper presents a method for studying microplastic pollution on beaches, describing a field sampling and laboratory analysis protocol for characterizing plastic particles in beach sediments. Standardized beach monitoring methods are essential for generating comparable data across different coastal locations.
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