Cracking and Photo-Oxidation of Polyoxymethylene Degraded in Terrestrial and Simulated Marine Environments

Marine plastic debris is an environmental problem, and its degradation into microplastics (1-5000 μm) introduces them into the food chain. In this study, small polyoxymethylene (global production ~3000 Tg per year) pellets were exposed in terrestrial and simulated marine environments to heat and lig...

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Main Authors: Chih-Cheng Tang, Ying-Ting Chen, Yi-Ming Zhang, Huey-Ing Chen, Peter Brimblecombe, Chon-Lin Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.843295/full