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Beaches as Sentinels for Ocean Plastic Pollution: Microplastic and Mesoplastic Pollution on Xia-Liao Beach, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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This master's thesis surveyed microplastic and mesoplastic pollution on Xia-Liao Beach in New Taipei City, Taiwan, using beach monitoring as a sentinel approach for assessing ocean plastic pollution levels. The study characterized particle types, sizes, and polymer compositions in the collected beach samples.
碩士 Dr. Bruno Andreas Walther
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