Fig. 3: Impact of surface resistance on micro- and nanoplastic particle (MNP) deposition. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 3: Impact of surface resistance on micro- and nanoplastic particle (MNP) deposition.

From: Particle properties and environmental factors control atmospheric transport and deposition of micro- and nanoplastics

Fig. 3

Variation of MNP atmospheric residence time as a function of particle diameter for low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), based on a pure dry settling and dry deposition to b evergreen broadleaf trees or c urban surfaces, with surface winds us of 2 m s−1 (corresponding to a light breeze in the Beaufort Wind Scale: force 2) and 15 m s−1.

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