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Environmental Sources
Nanoplastics
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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
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Score: 40
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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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