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Towards more realistic reference microplastics and nanoplastics: preparation of polyethylene micro/nanoparticles with a biosurfactant

Gireeshkumar Balakrishnan, Maureen Déniel, Taco Nicolaï, Christophe Chassenieux, Fabienne Lagarde

Environmental Science Nano · 2018 · 92 citations · 30 references

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New polyethylene micro/nanoparticles with a biosurfactant as model micro/nanoplastics to assess the toxicity of small plastics to aquatic organisms.

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