Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads to the formation of plastic fragments, which are considered as microplastics when their size is

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental pollution (1987) 2021-04, Vol.274, p.116554, Article 116554
Hauptverfasser:	Zhang, Kai, Hamidian, Amir Hossein, Tubić, Aleksandra, Zhang, Yu, Fang, James K.H., Wu, Chenxi, Lam, Paul K.S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Characterization Degradation mechanisms Ecosystem Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Fate Hotspots Humans Microplastics Plastics Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
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Zusammenfassung:	Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads to the formation of plastic fragments, which are considered as microplastics when their size is
ISSN:	0269-7491 1873-6424
DOI:	10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116554