Effects of organic matter on the aggregation of anthropogenic microplastic particles in turbulent environments
Xiaoteng Shen, Hong Huo, Ying Zhang, Yuliang Zhu, M. Fettweis, Qilong Bi, Byung Joon Lee, Jerome P.‐Y. Maa, Qiqing Chen
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FlocculationMicroplasticsSettlingGuar gumBiofilmChemistryMarine snowOrganic matterPopulationXanthan gumChemical engineeringEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental chemistryRheologyEnvironmental scienceMaterials scienceGeologyOceanographyComposite materialDemographyPaleontologyBacteriaSociologyBiochemistryEngineeringOrganic chemistryWater columnMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniques