Hurricane Helene deposited nearly one-fifth of annual microplastics at one North Carolina site
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https://phys.org/news/2026-09-hurricane-helene-deposited-annual-microplastics.html
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Rainfall from Hurricane Helene produced a short-term spike in microplastics at three sites in western North Carolina, with microplastic deposition three to 22 times higher than before the storm.
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