Toward standardized microplastics monitoring in rivers

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Jun 8, 2026, 5:10 pm193 ptsTrendingTop
Microplastics (MPs), defined as plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm, have become so pervasive that they are detectable in nearly every environment studied—from remote ocean trenches to urban air, tap water, and human blood. MPs are hardly uniform; they span an enormous size range. Larger fragments are visible…

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