Impact of weathering on the chemical identification of microplastics from usual packaging polymers in the marine environment

2020/11/05 by Verónica Fernández‐González, V. Fernández-González, J.M. Andrade +5 · 14 citations
Environmental Science · Materials Science · #Microplastics and Plastic Pollution #Recycling and Waste Management Techniques #biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

paper · doi:10.1016/j.aca.2020.11.002

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