Interactions Between Microplastics and Heavy Metals in Aquatic Environments: A Review

Microplastics (MPs), tiny particles broken down from larger pieces of plastics, have accumulated everywhere on the earth. As an inert carbon stream in aquatic environment, they have been reported as carriers for heavy metals and exhibit diverse interactive effects. However, these interactions are st...

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Main Authors: Sitong Liu, Jiafu Shi, Jiao Wang, Yexin Dai, Hongyu Li, Jiayao Li, Xianhua Liu, Xiaochen Chen, Zhiyun Wang, Pingping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.652520/full