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Environmental and health hazard ranking and assessment of plastic polymers based on chemical composition
The Science of The Total Environment · 2011 · Vol. 409(18) · pp. 3309–3324
Delilah Lithner✉(University of Gothenburg)Åke Larsson(University of Gothenburg)Göran Dave(University of Gothenburg)
Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsHazardous wasteHazardEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental hazardPolymerWaste managementToxicologyChemistryEngineeringOrganic chemistry
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Environmental PollutantsHumansModels, ChemicalPlasticsPolymersHazardous SubstancesRisk Assessment
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