New link in the food chain? Marine plastic pollution and seafood safety

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2015, Pages A34-A41

  Seltenrich, Nate ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTICIZER; SHAMPOO; TOOTHPASTE; PLASTIC; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFOULING; BLOOD CELL; CELL DEATH; DEGRADATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SAFETY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MARINE SPECIES; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; ZOOPLANKTON; ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; SEA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOXICITY; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLASTICS; SEAFOOD; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84923039161     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.123-A34     Document Type: Note

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