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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Main Authors: Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos, Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz, Damià Barceló
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016421000013