Environmental and health hazard ranking and assessment of plastic polymers based on chemical composition

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Microplastics, Plastic Debris, Engineering +15

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel, <i>Mytilus edulis</i> (L.)

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Charles J. Moore · Environmental Research · 2008 · 2.1K citations

Engineering, Long-term Threat, Degradable Plastic +13

Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment

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Biogeochemistry, Engineering, Zooplankton Ecology +8