The missing small microplastics: easily generated from weathered plastic pieces in labs but hardly detected in natural environments
Fangni Du, Huiwen Cai, Lei Su, Wei Wang, Liwu Zhang, Chengjun Sun, Beizhan Yan, Huahong Shi
Abstract
Plentiful small microplastics and nanoplastics can easily generate from weathered plastics, but few small microplastics and no nanoplatics could be detected in surrounding sediments, possibly due to a lack of suitable detection approach.
Topics & Concepts
MicroplasticsNatural (archaeology)Environmental scienceGeologyOceanographyPaleontologyMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniques