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Adsorption of trace metals to plastic resin pellets in the marine environment

Environmental Pollution · 2011 · Vol. 160 · pp. 42–48

Luke Holmes✉Andrew TurnerRichard C. Thompson(University of Plymouth)

Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsPelletsAdsorptionSeawaterFreundlich equationPelletEnvironmental chemistryPolyethyleneLangmuirTrace elementChemistry

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