Microplastics as vectors of pharmaceuticals in aquatic organisms – An overview of their environmental implications
Microplastics (MPs) have been recognized as an environmental threat due to their persistence, ubiquity, and toxicity potential. Due to their small size, MPs are endowed with a large specific surface area, having the ability to sorb and accumulate other contaminants that co-exist with them in the aqu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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Series: | Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016421000013 |