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Atmospheric transport is a major pathway of microplastics to remote regions

Authors :
N. Evangeliou
H. Grythe
Z. Klimont
C. Heyes
S. Eckhardt
S. Lopez-Aparicio
A. Stohl
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

Plastic pollution is a critical concern across diverse ecosystems, yet most research has focused on terrestrial and aquatic transport, neglecting other mechanisms. Here the authors show that atmospheric transport is a major pathway for road plastic pollution over remote regions.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.706b5301fdd946729cfed947360ff809
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17201-9