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Microplastics and Their Degradation Products in Surface Waters: A Missing Piece of the Global Carbon Cycle Puzzle
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This viewpoint article argues that microplastics and their degradation products in surface waters represent a missing piece in global carbon cycle models. As microplastics break down into dissolved organic carbon, they could affect how oceans store and process carbon, with implications for climate science and environmental monitoring.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEViewpointNEXTMicroplastics and Their Degradation Products in Surface Waters: A Missing Piece of the Global Carbon Cycle PuzzleJohn Paul DeesJohn Paul DeesEnergy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United StatesMore by John Paul Dees, Mohamed Ateia*Mohamed AteiaDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States*Email: [email protected]More by Mohamed Ateiahttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3524-5513, and Daniel L. SanchezDaniel L. SanchezDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United StatesMore by Daniel L. SanchezCite this: ACS EST Water 2021, 1, 2, 214–216Publication Date (Web):November 13, 2020Publication History Received18 October 2020Accepted10 November 2020Published online13 November 2020Published inissue 12 February 2021https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsestwater.0c00205https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.0c00205article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © Published 2020 by American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views5946Altmetric-Citations17LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (1 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Degradation,Hydrocarbons,Natural resources,Plastics,Polymers,Surface waters,Wastes Get e-Alerts
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