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Closing the gap between small and smaller: towards a framework to analyse nano- and microplastics in aqueous environmental samples

Svenja M. Mintenig, Patrick S. Bäuerlein, Albert A. Koelmans, Stefan C. Dekker, Annemarie P. van Wezel

Environmental Science Nano · 2018 · 329 citations · 54 references

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Environmental nanoplastic concentrations are fairly unknown, to tackle this we propose a framework determining a broad size spectrum of plastics.

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Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment

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Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

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Transport and fate of microplastic particles in wastewater treatment plants

Steve Carr, Liu Jin, Arnold G. Tesoro · Water Research · 2016 · 1.8K citations

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Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know

Martin Wagner, Christian Scherer, Diana Álvarez‐Muñoz et al. · Environmental Sciences Europe · 2014 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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