How Rain Launches Microplastics into the Air ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Droplet Impact on Microparticle Raft: Wettability, density and size govern splashing and microplastic ejection from rafts under raindrop impact"
Raindrops knock plastic debris off the water's surface and send it into the air we breathe.
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When a raindrop hits a layer of microplastics on water, tiny particles can bounce up and turn into flying 'liquid marbles.' This is how ocean trash secretly slips into the air we breathe.
🎯 Plastic particles that fiercely repel water can jump up several centimeters and float in the air like miniature balloons.