Monitoring moss reveals widespread deposition of airborne microplastics across the UK

Richard K. Cross, Ruairidh Cox, Sarah L. Roberts, Alexandra Howard, Katrina Sharps, Felicity Hayes

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DOI: 10.1186/s43591-026-00191-8
Published: 2026-03-31
Container: Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s43591-026-00191-8,
  title = {Monitoring moss reveals widespread deposition of airborne microplastics across the UK},
  author = {Richard K. Cross and Ruairidh Cox and Sarah L. Roberts and Alexandra Howard and Katrina Sharps and Felicity Hayes},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Microplastics and Nanoplastics},
  doi = {10.1186/s43591-026-00191-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-026-00191-8}
}

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TI  - Monitoring moss reveals widespread deposition of airborne microplastics across the UK
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AU  - Alexandra Howard
AU  - Katrina Sharps
AU  - Felicity Hayes
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JO  - Microplastics and Nanoplastics
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Cross, R. K., Cox, R., Roberts, S. L., Howard, A., Sharps, K., & Hayes, F. (2026). Monitoring moss reveals widespread deposition of airborne microplastics across the UK. Microplastics and Nanoplastics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-026-00191-8

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