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Atmospheric microplastic deposition at a rural and peri-urban site in Ontario, Canada: The importance of local sources

Welsh, Brittany, Paterson, Andrew M., Yao, Huaxia, Aherne, Julian·2026·Environmental Research
DOI 10.1016/j.envres.2026.125127
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Authors
Welsh, B., Paterson, A. M., Yao, H., & Aherne, J.
Venue
Environmental Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2026-09
Volume
306
Pages
125127
ISSN
0013-9351
DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2026.125127
Cited by
1
Language
en
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Funders
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (ALLRP 558429-20)

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