Journal Article10.1016/J.WATRES.2020.116449
New insights into the vertical distribution and microbial degradation of microplastics in urban river sediments.
Lihua Niu,Li Yuanyuan,Yi Li,Qing Hu,Chao Wang,Jiaxin Hu,Wenlong Zhang,Longfei Wang,Chi Zhang,Huanjun Zhang +9 more
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TL;DR: New insight is provided into the vertical distribution and the potential microbial degrading characteristics of microplastics in urban river sediments, which expanded the understanding of the fate of micro Plastics in aquatic environments.
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About: This article is published in Water Research. The article was published on 01 Jan 2021. The article focuses on the topics: Microplastics.
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