Plastic as marine debris and its potential for economic value : A practical and analytical estimation of the marine debris characteristics and a comparative evaluation of possible treatment procedures
Every year around 270 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide. As a result of poor waste management in many countries, a large amount of it ends up in the world’s oceans where it degrades into micro particles. The degrading plastic particles release toxic chemicals, which can bioaccumulate...
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KTH, Industriell ekologi
2014
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-149946 |