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Sinking rates of microplastics and potential implications of their alteration by physical, biological, and chemical factors
Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2016 · Vol. 109(1) · pp. 310–319
Nicole Kowalski✉(Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research)Aurelia Reichardt(Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research)Joanna J Waniek(Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research)
Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniquesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplasticsEnvironmental scienceBiofoulingSalinityOceanographyParticle (ecology)Aquatic ecosystemBiological pumpEnvironmental chemistryEcology
MeSH terms
CarbonModels, ChemicalModels, TheoreticalPlasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalBiofouling
Funding
- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden
- Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
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