Altitudinal variation of microplastic abundance in lakeshore sediments from Italian lakes.

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int · 2024 · PMC11136813 · PMID 38743335

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marginally non-significantP = 0.074so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

A similar, but marginally non-significant (estimate: − 0.149 ± 0.076; t value = − 1.952; P = 0.074; R 2 = 0.241) relationship was found considering the MP contamination expressed as MPs/m 2 (data not shown).

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

To support the increasing plastic demand, approximately 400 million tons of plastic are produced every year, with an increasing trend that is expected to double by 2050 (PlasticsEurope 2022 ).

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