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

Environmental Sciences Europe

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Wagner, Martin ^a   Scherer, Christian ^a   Alvarez Muñoz, Diana ^b   Brennholt, Nicole ^c   Bourrain, Xavier ^d   Buchinger, Sebastian ^c   Fries, Elke ^e   Grosbois, Cécile ^f   Klasmeier, Jörg ^g   Marti, Teresa ^h   Rodriguez Mozaz, Sara ^b   Urbatzka, Ralph ⁱ   Vethaak, A Dick ^j   Winther Nielsen, Margrethe ^k   Reifferscheid, Georg ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

^d Service Etat des Eaux Evaluation Ecologique Agence de l Eau Loire Bretagne   (France)

^e BRGM   (France)

^f Parc de Grandmont   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^h IPROMA S L Investigación y Proyectos de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^j VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^k DHI   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Chemistry; Ecotoxicology; Environmental quality; Litter; Microplastics; Monitoring; Plastics; Polymers; Review; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84908137368     PISSN: 21904707     EISSN: 21904715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12302-014-0012-7     Document Type: Article

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