Petrochemical industry as a source for microplastics; abundance and characteristics of pollution in soil, sewage, and bay

Petrochemical industries can potentially be sources of microplastics. This is the first report that studies the abundance and characteristics of microplastics in different parts of a petrochemical site, and process of changes in microplastics from the place of production to reaching open waters. Sam...

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Published in:	Results in Engineering
Main Authors:	Alireza Rahmani, Reza Shokoohi, Ghorban Asgari, Abdolmotaleb Seid-mohammadi, Malihe Nasrollah Boroojerdi, Dostmorad Zafari, Amir Shabanloo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-12-01
Subjects:	Petrochemical industries Microplastic contamination Abundance of microplastics Wastewater effluent Persian gulf
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024013161