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. 2023 Jul 18;57(28):10147-10150.
doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03813. Epub 2023 Jul 7.

We Need a "Keeling Curve" Approach for Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Adam W Cooper  1 , Mickey M Rogers  2 , Kara J Wiggin  3 , Jonathan H Slade  1
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We Need a "Keeling Curve" Approach for Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Adam W Cooper et al. Environ Sci Technol. .
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Keywords: air pollution; contamination; environmental pollution; microplastics; policy.

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The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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Figure 1
Illustration demonstrating challenges in interpreting global trends of concentrations of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) based on current monitoring approaches, using airborne microplastics as a representative example. Number concentrations of airborne microplastics over time, as currently analyzed using various methods and measurement sites (left).− Anticipated outcomes from using a standardized method at a reference measurement site (right). The red arrow represents an expected upward trend in the concentration of airborne microplastics if the 2024 UN Plastics Treaty is not successful, while the green line represents an expected downward trend if the treaty is successful.
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