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Microplastic Fragmentation

Microplastic Fragmentation is a degradation process in which larger plastic debris undergoes physical, chemical, or biological breakdown into smaller polymer particles typically less than 5 millimeters in size, distinguishing it from primary microplastics by its secondary origin in aquatic and terrestrial environments.

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23.1K

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645

Authors

301

Institutions

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2017–2026

135

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Publications

144

Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic?

Richard C. Thompson, Ylva S. Olsen, Richard P. Mitchell et al. · Science · 2004 · 7.5K citations

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Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2017 · 1.5K citations

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Turning microplastics into nanoplastics through digestive fragmentation by Antarctic krill

Amanda L. Dawson, So Kawaguchi, Catherine K. King et al. · Nature Communications · 2018 · 998 citations · Full text

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Understanding the Fragmentation Pattern of Marine Plastic Debris

Alexandra ter Halle, Lucie Ladirat, Xavier Gendre et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2016 · 586 citations

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From macroplastic to microplastic: Degradation of high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene in a salt marsh habitat

John E. Weinstein, Brittany K. Crocker, Austin Gray · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · 2016 · 544 citations

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Authors

645

  1. YK
    Young Kyoung Song

    Korea University of Science and Technology, South Korea

    6 publications · 2.1K citations

    6

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  2. SH
    Sang Hee Hong

    Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, South Korea

    6 publications · 2.1K citations

    6

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  3. WJ
    Won Joon Shim

    Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, South Korea

    6 publications · 2.1K citations

    6

    h-index

  4. BK
    Biplob Kumar Pramanik

    RMIT University, Australia

    5 publications · 485 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. GM
    Gi Myung Han

    Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, South Korea

    4 publications · 2K citations

    4

    h-index

1–5 of 645

Institutions

301

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. Korea University of Science and Technology

    Daejeon, South Korea

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    10K citations

  3. MIT University

    Skopje, North Macedonia

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    485 citations

  4. Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology

    Busan, South Korea

    5 h-index

    24 publications

    10.6K citations

  5. RMIT University

    Melbourne, Australia

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    Stockholm, Sweden

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    2.5K citations

  8. Ifremer

    Brest, France

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    850 citations

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Venues

  1. Environmental Science & Technology

    16 publications · 3.8K citations

    16

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  2. The Science of The Total Environment

    11 publications · 608 citations

    11

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  3. Marine Pollution Bulletin

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

    11

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  4. Chemosphere

    8 publications · 847 citations

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  5. Environmental Pollution

    6 publications · 342 citations

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