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Environmental factors influence airborne microplastic deposition in the soil of urban allotment gardens

Amato-Lourenço L., Bertoldi C., van Praagh M., Rillig M.

Environmental Pollution

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Investigated vertical distribution of microplastics over 90 days in three Berlin allotment gardens; fibers dominated and peaked in surface layers, with deposition increasing with precipitation and PM2.5 and decreasing with wind velocity.