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Closing Microplastic Pathways Before They Open: A Model Approach
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This viewpoint article proposes a model-based approach to intercepting microplastics before they enter waterways, arguing that prevention is more effective than remediation. The authors advocate for integrating microplastic pathway modeling into product design and environmental management decisions.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTClosing Microplastic Pathways Before They Open: A Model ApproachAlexander S. TaggAlexander S. TaggLeibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), Rostock, 18119, GermanyMore by Alexander S. Tagg and Matthias Labrenz*Matthias LabrenzLeibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), Rostock, 18119, Germany*E-mail: [email protected]More by Matthias Labrenzhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3452-8631Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 6, 3340–3341Publication Date (Web):March 8, 2018Publication History Received19 February 2018Published online8 March 2018Published inissue 20 March 2018https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b00961https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b00961newsACS PublicationsCopyright © 2018 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 Views3791Altmetric-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 (714 KB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Environmental modeling,Environmental pollution,Plastics,Sludges,Soils Get e-Alerts
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