Marine microplastics spell big problems for future generations

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2331-2333

  Gallowaya, Tamara S ^a   Lewisa, Ceri N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYL ETHER; MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYMER; PYRETHROID; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRIBUTYLTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ACIDIFICATION; AQUACULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD WEB; GAMETOGENESIS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OVARY CYCLE; OYSTER; OZONE DEPLETION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEA POLLUTION; TURTLE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; OSTREIDAE; PLASTICS; POLYSTYRENES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84959440269     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1600715113     Document Type: Note

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