Does mechanical stress cause microplastic release from plastic water bottles?

2019/09/13 by Anna Winkler, Nadia Santo, Marco Aldo Ortenzi +3 · 11 citations
Environmental Science · #Microplastics and Plastic Pollution #Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

paper · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2019.115082

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