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Editorial: Plastics, Microplastics, and Nanoplastics: Management and Mitigation of Water Contamination

Frontiers in Environmental Science 2021 12 citations

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This is an editorial article introducing a Frontiers in Environmental Science research topic on the management and mitigation of water contamination by plastics, microplastics, and nanoplastics.

EDITORIAL article Front. Environ. Sci., 19 November 2021Sec.Toxicology, Pollution and the Environment https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.803551

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