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Plastic Rain in Protected Areas of the United States
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Plastic Rain in Protected Areas of the United States |
| Creator | Brahney, Janice Hallerud, Margaret Heim, Eric Hahnenberger, Maura Sukumaran, Suja |
| Description | Eleven billion metric tons of plastic are projected to accumulate in the environment by 2025. Because plastics are persistent, they fragment into pieces that are susceptible to wind entrainment. Using high-resolution spatial and temporal data, we tested whether plastics deposited in wet versus dry conditions have distinct atmospheric life histories. Further, we report on the rates and sources of deposition to remote U.S. conservation areas. We show that urban centers and resuspension from... |
| Date | 2020-06-12T07:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/1115 info:doi/10.1126/science.aaz5819 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/wats_facpub/article/2137/viewcontent/WATSfacpub2020BrahneyHallerudHeim_PlasticRainProtected.pdf |
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| Source | Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications |
| Publisher | Hosted by Utah State University Libraries |
| Contributor | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
| Subject | plastic rain environment wind entrainment Environmental Sciences |
