Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 13622-13627

  Yang, Dongqi ^a   Shi, Huahong ^a   Li, Lan ^b   Li, Jiana ^a   Jabeen, Khalida ^a   Kolandhasamy, Prabhu ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKES; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLLUTION;

MICROPLASTICS; SEA SALTS; TABLE SALT;

SALTS;

CELLOPHANE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; PLASTIC; SALT INTAKE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTIC; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SALT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; SAND; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LAKE; PROCEDURES; SALT INTAKE; WATER POLLUTANT;

FIBERS; INORGANIC SALTS; PARTICLES; SEA WATER;

CHINA;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LAKES; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84947261225     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03163     Document Type: Article

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