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Microplastic Research Should Embrace the Complexity of Secondary Particles

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Summary

This viewpoint argues that microplastic research has focused too much on simple virgin plastic particles rather than the complex secondary particles formed by weathering in real environments. The authors call for studies that better reflect the diversity of microplastic particles as they actually occur in nature.

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTMicroplastic Research Should Embrace the Complexity of Secondary ParticlesWalter R. Waldman* *Walter R. WaldmanFederal University of São Carlos, Center of Science and Technology for Sustainability, Sorocaba CEP 18052-780, Brazil*Email: [email protected]More by Walter R. Waldmanhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7280-2243 and Matthias C. RilligMatthias C. RilligFreie Universität Berlin, Institute of Biology, D-14195 Berlin, GermanyBerlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), D-14195 Berlin, GermanyMore by Matthias C. Rillighttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-7853Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54, 13, 7751–7753Publication Date (Web):June 19, 2020Publication History Received8 April 2020Published online19 June 2020Published inissue 7 July 2020https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02194Copyright © 2020 American Chemical SocietyRIGHTS & PERMISSIONSACS AuthorChoiceArticle Views4664Altmetric-Citations16LEARN 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 InReddit PDF (1 MB) Get e-AlertsSUBJECTS:Physiology,Additives,Degradation,Plastics,Polymer degradation,Hydrophobicity Get e-Alerts

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