Size-dependent long-term weathering converting floating polypropylene macro- and microplastics into nanoplastics in coastal seawater environments
Xiaowei Wu, Xiaoli Zhao, Rouzheng Chen, Peng Liu, Weigang Liang, Junyu Wang, Di Shi, Miaomiao Teng, Xia Wang, Shixiang Gao
Topics & Concepts
SeawaterPolypropylenePhotoagingCrystallinityMicroplasticsEnvironmental chemistryParticle sizeEnvironmental scienceChemistryOceanographyMaterials scienceComposite materialGeologyBiologyPhysical chemistryGeneticsMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesRecycling and Waste Management Techniques