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A review of analytical methods and models used in atmospheric microplastic research

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A Review of Microplastics in Table salt, Drinking Water, and Air: Direct Human Exposure

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(2020) Tanveer M. Adyel   SCIENCE

A review of the removal of microplastics in global wastewater treatment plants: Characteristics and mechanisms

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Plastics in the time of COVID-19 pandemic: Protector or polluter?

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Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment

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Source and potential risk assessment of suspended atmospheric microplastics in Shanghai

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Simulating human exposure to indoor airborne microplastics using a Breathing Thermal Manikin

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White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic

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First evidence of microplastic contamination in the supraglacial debris of an alpine glacier

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Microplastics in the environment: A critical review of current understanding and identification of future research needs

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Investigating microplastic trophic transfer in marine top predators

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Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport

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Microplastics in soils: Analytical methods, pollution characteristics and ecological risks

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A first overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments

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Characteristic of microplastics in the atmospheric fallout from Dongguan city, China: preliminary research and first evidence

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(2017) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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Analysis of environmental microplastics by vibrational microspectroscopy: FTIR, Raman or both?

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A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

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Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

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