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A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms
Environmental Research · 2015 · Vol. 143(Pt B) · pp. 46–55
Griet Vandermeersch✉(Flanders Marine Institute)L. Van Cauwenberghe(Ghent University)Colin Janssen(Ghent University)António Marques(Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute)Kit Granby(Technical University of Denmark)Gabriella Fait(Aeiforia (Italy))Michiel Kotterman(Wageningen University & Research)Jorge Diogène(Institute for Research and Technology in Food and Agriculture)Karen Bekaert(Flanders Marine Institute)Johan Robbens(Flanders Marine Institute)Lisa Devriese✉(Flanders Marine Institute)
Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniquesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplasticsEnvironmental scienceBiologyEcology
MeSH terms
AnimalsEnvironmental MonitoringFood ContaminationPlasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalSeafoodMytilusAquatic Organisms
Funding
- European Commission
- Seventh Framework Programme
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