Occurrence, degradation, and effect of polymer-based materials in the environment

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 227, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-53

  Lambert, Scott ^a   Sinclair, Chris ^a   Boxall, Alistair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHEMISTRY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; METABOLISM; SOIL POLLUTANT; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; POLYMERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84895853376     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01327-5_1     Document Type: Article

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