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Microplastics: an emerging contaminant in the Saigon River, Vietnam

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) 2017
Emilie Strady, Lisa Lahens, Rachid Dris, Kieu Le Thuy Chung, Dounia Benali, Johnny Gaspéri, Bruno Tassin

Summary

This international study documented microplastics as an emerging contaminant in the Saigon River in Vietnam, finding plastic particles in a major Southeast Asian urban waterway and contributing to growing evidence of widespread microplastic pollution across tropical river systems.

Study Type Environmental

International audience

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