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Pandemic Legacy: Medical Facemasks as a Potential Source of Marine Microplastic?
Olivia Dillon, Ina Benner, Tatiana Zaliznyak…·Uta Passow
The paper identifies medical facemasks as a potential source of marine microplastics in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, based on the dominance of transparent polypropylene fibers.
DOI 10.1101/2025.10.13.682204