Marine litter plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemicals components: the need for urgent preventive measures

Marine litter plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemicals components: the need for urgent preventive measures

Abstract Persistent plastics, with an estimated lifetime for degradation of hundreds of years in marine conditions, can break up into micro- and nanoplastics over shorter timescales, thus facilitating their uptake by marine biota throughout the food chain. These polymers may contain chemical additiv...

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Main Authors: Frederic Gallo, Cristina Fossi, Roland Weber, David Santillo, Joao Sousa, Imogen Ingram, Angel Nadal, Dolores Romano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-04-01
Series:Environmental Sciences Europe
Subjects:
Plastic waste
Microplastics
Nanoplastics
Endocrine disruptors
Persistent organic pollutants
Marine biodiversity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12302-018-0139-z

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