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Three Lessons for the Microplastics Voyage
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This commentary reflects on lessons learned from two decades of microplastics research, arguing that the field needs to better connect environmental concentrations to biological effects, and to prioritize the most policy-relevant questions. The author calls for more coordination and strategic focus in microplastic science.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUECommentNEXTThree Lessons for the Microplastics VoyageDavid Sedlak*Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51, 14, 7747–7748Publication Date (Web):July 10, 2017Publication History Published online10 July 2017Published inissue 18 July 2017https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b03340Copyright © 2017 American Chemical SocietyRIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views5866Altmetric-Citations38LEARN 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 (270 KB) Get e-AlertsSUBJECTS:Ethers,Impurities,Manufacturing,Plastics,Toxicology Get e-Alerts
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