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(Nano)plastics in the environment – Sources, fates and effects
The Science of The Total Environment · 2016 · Vol. 566-567 · pp. 15–26
João Pinto da Costa✉(University of Aveiro)Patrícia S.M. Santos(University of Aveiro)Armando C. Duarte(University of Aveiro)Teresa Rocha‐Santos(University of Aveiro)
Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniquesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplasticsFood chainEnvironmental scienceBioaccumulationPollutionPollutantHazardous wasteParticulatesHuman healthPlastic pollution
Funding
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
- Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Marinhos, Universidade de Aveiro
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
- European Regional Development Fund
- European Social Fund
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