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Rainwater in Surabaya Contaminated with Microplastics: Ecoton Urges Residents Not to Consume Rainwater Directly

November 23, 2025, , , , 0
Surabaya, November 2025 — Surabaya, November 2025 — A recent study led by the Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (Ecoton) Foundation reveals that rainwater across all monitoring sites in Surabaya is contaminated with microplastics. This finding reinforces earlier reports on airborne microplastics in 18 cities across Indonesia, which ranked Surabaya sixth with a contamination level...

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