Microplastic interactions with freshwater microalgae: Hetero-aggregation and changes in plastic density appear strongly dependent on polymer type

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 215, Issue , 2016, Pages 331-339

  Lagarde, Fabienne ^a   Olivier, Ophélie ^a,b   Zanella, Marie ^b   Daniel, Philippe ^a   Hiard, Sophie ^b   Caruso, Aurore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Hetero aggregates; Microalgae; Microplastics; Plastic pollution; Polyethylene; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSACCHARIDE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROALGA; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICROALGAE; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSACCHARIDES; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84979519928     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.05.006     Document Type: Article

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