Microplastics in the marine environment: Sources, consequences and solutions

Marine Anthropogenic Litter

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 185-200

  Thompson, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Impact; Microbeads; Microplastic; Solution; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944057989     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16510-3_7     Document Type: Chapter

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