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Synthetic chemical pollution makes up as much as 20% of dissolved organic matter in coastal waters, a meta-analysis of data from various marine ecosystems has found1.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00850-z

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- Kalinski, J.-C. J. et al. Nature Geosci. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-01928-z (2026).

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