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After the sun: a nanoscale comparison of the surface chemical composition of UV and soil weathered plastics

Microplastics and Nanoplastics 2023 9 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 40 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Montserrat Filella, Moritz Bigalke Alexandra Foetisch, Alexandra Foetisch, Moritz Bigalke Alexandra Foetisch, Montserrat Filella, Alexandra Foetisch, Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Alexandra Foetisch, Montserrat Filella, Moritz Bigalke Montserrat Filella, Alexandra Foetisch, Alexandra Foetisch, Moritz Bigalke Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Moritz Bigalke Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Moritz Bigalke Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Montserrat Filella, Moritz Bigalke Benjamin Watts, Benjamin Watts, Alexandra Foetisch, Benjamin Watts, Benjamin Watts, Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Maeva Bragoni, Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Maeva Bragoni, Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Benjamin Watts, Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Moritz Bigalke Benjamin Watts, Moritz Bigalke

Summary

Researchers used nanoscale surface analysis to compare how UV light and soil burial weather the chemical composition of plastics differently, finding that each exposure type produces distinct surface changes. These differences affect how plastics interact with surrounding environments, including how they may adsorb or release contaminants as microplastics in nature.

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s43591-023-00066-2.

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