Microplastics as a Trojan horse for trace metals
Due to an assumed lack of anionic binding sites (most plastics are non-polar), scientists long considered virgin particulate plastics inert towards metal ions. However, we proved significant metal sorption to microplastics at neutral pH and release in a solution mimicking gastrointestinal chemistry...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266691102100023X |