Transport and deposition of ocean-sourced microplastic particles by a North Atlantic hurricane

Abstract The atmosphere can transport large quantities of microplastics and disperse them throughout the globe to locations inaccessible by many other transport mechanisms. Meteorological events have been proven to pick up and transport particulate matter, however, how they influence the transport a...

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Main Authors: Anna C. Ryan, Deonie Allen, Steve Allen, Vittorio Maselli, Amber LeBlanc, Liam Kelleher, Stefan Krause, Tony R. Walker, Mark Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01115-7