Grigoryan, Rosa
Swenson, William
Field, M. Paul
De Silva, Mangala Chatura
Strasma, Anna
Jayasundara, Nishad
Kipp, Michael A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Division of Ocean Sciences (2441483)
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (67594-DNI2)
Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
Article History
Received: 29 August 2025
Revised: 18 December 2025
Accepted: 23 December 2025
First Online: 14 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (Reference No. 2020.P.124, date: January 29, 2021). Informed written consent from each individual was obtained before participation.
: M. Paul Field and William Swenson are both employed by Elemental Scientific Incorporated. All other authors declare no competing interests.