Microplastic – an emerging contaminant of potential concern?
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PS MPs may be available not only in the water column, but also in the sediment, representing a higher risk for both pelagic and demersal organisms.
“The density of PS MPs is usually greater than PE MPs, so they may be available not only in the water column, but also in the sediment (Browne et al., 2007), representing a higher risk for both pelagic and demersal organisms”
From Studies of the Effects of Microplastics on Aquatic Organisms: What Do We Know and Where Should We Focus Our Efforts in the Future? (2018) · cites this paper as Browne et al., 2007
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- Authors
- Browne, M. A., Galloway, T., & Thompson, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Plymouth (GB)
- Venue
- Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2007-10-01
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 559-561
- ISSN
- 1551-3777 (ISSN-L)
- 1551-3793
- OpenAlex
- W1969928450
- Cited by
- 856
- References
- 10
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- FWCI
- 5.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Keywords
- microplastics, emerging contaminants, environmental pollutants
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollutants, Environmental Pollution, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Plastics, Stomach, Mytilus edulis
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