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Looking at suspended solids to measure nanoplastic

Nature Water volume 2, pages 12–13 (2024)Cite this article

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Correlation between total suspended solids and plastic nanoparticles suggests a simple approach to measure the amount of nanoplastic in wastewater effluents.

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Bartelt-Hunt, S.L. Looking at suspended solids to measure nanoplastic. Nat Water 2, 12–13 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00188-0

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