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Microplastics are everywhere. Understanding the processes, concentrations and effects of macro-, micro- and nano-plastics in the hydrologic and atmospheric systems is critical if we are to manage and clean our Earth for future generations.

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AGU Press Release | 15 December 2022

Boxed baby formula powder contains microplastics

AGU press contact: Rebecca Dzombak, [email protected], +1 (202) 777-7492 (UTC-5 hours) Contact information for the researchers: Qiji Zhang, Nanjing University, [email protected](UTC+8...

AGU Fall Meeting 2021 | 16 December 2021

Global emissions of atmospheric microplastics revealed from inverse modelling

Janice Brahney + Ondřej Tichý + Sabine Eckhardt

Since the first reports on the presence of plastic debris in the marine environment plastics have been steadily accumulating in the environment. The global production of plastics...

AGU Fall Meeting 2021 | 13 December 2021

ATR-FTIR Identification of Polymer Type in Macroplastic Trash from Lake Tahoe, Nevada: Opportunities and Challenges

Julia Mae Davidson + Colin West + Katie Senft ...

The unintended presence of microplastics (plastic particles ≤ 5mm) in the natural environment has been increasingly reported. Since the widespread distribution of the small...

AGU Fall Meeting 2021 | 16 December 2021

Experimental Investigation of Microplastics Aerosolization by Oceanic Breaking Waves

Foroutan + Charbel Harb

Microplastics (MPs; plastic debris

AGU Fall Meeting 2021 | 16 December 2021

Identifying atmospheric microplastics in Seoul, Korea

Dong Yeong Chang + Jeong + Chan Ryul Park ...

Plastic consumption (e.g., disposable mask, hygienic tissue and gloves, packaging, and etc.) has been drastically increased in the word from the Covid19 pandemic. Korea is...