Adsorption of trace metals by microplastic pellets in fresh water

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 600-610

  Turner, Andrew ^a   Holmes, Luke A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

beached pellets; isotherms; kinetics; pH; rivers; virgin pellets.

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HEAVY METAL; ISOTHERM; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EFFECT; REACTION KINETICS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; TRACE METAL;

EID: 84942599956     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN14143     Document Type: Article

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