Microplastics in urban New Jersey freshwaters: distribution, chemical identification, and biological affects

Microplastics in urban New Jersey freshwaters: distribution, chemical identification, and biological affects

This proof of concept study was undertaken to test methodologies to characterize potential environmental risk associated with the presence of microplastics in surface waters. The goals of the study were to determine whether urban New Jersey freshwaters contained microplastic pollutants, and if so, t...

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Main Authors: B. Ravit, K. Cooper, G. Moreno, B. Buckley, I. Yang, A. Deshpande, S. Meola, D. Jones, A. Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2017-12-01
Series:AIMS Environmental Science
Subjects:
plastic pollution
SPME-GC-ITMS
pyrolysis
polymer
surface waters
Danio rerio
zebrafish
persistent organic pollutant
Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/environmental/article/1777/fulltext.html

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