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Adsorption, uptake and toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics: Effects on terrestrial plants and aquatic macrophytes

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Microparticles and microplastics released from daily use of plastic feeding and water bottles and plastic injectors: potential risks to infants and children in China

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Sustainability governance and contested plastic food packaging – An integrative review

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Microplastics contamination in food and beverages: Direct exposure to humans

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Micro/nanoplastics effects on organisms: A review focusing on ‘dose’

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Hazardous metal additives in plastics and their environmental impacts

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Environmental behaviors of microplastics in aquatic systems: A systematic review on degradation, adsorption, toxicity and biofilm under aging conditions

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Microplastics in take-out food containers

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High temperature depended on the ageing mechanism of microplastics under different environmental conditions and its effect on the distribution of organic pollutants

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Contamination issues as a challenge in quality control and quality assurance in microplastics analytics

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Effective uptake of submicrometre plastics by crop plants via a crack-entry mode

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Fluorescence Signatures of Dissolved Organic Matter Leached from Microplastics: Polymers and Additives

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Microplastics and associated contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review on their ecotoxicological effects, trophic transfer, and potential impacts to human health

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Estimation of the mass of microplastics ingested – A pivotal first step towards human health risk assessment

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A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic Pollution

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Microplastics and other harmful substances released from disposable paper cups into hot water

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Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea

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Effects of accelerated aging on characteristics, leaching, and toxicity of commercial lead chromate pigmented microplastics

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An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling

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Influence of thermooxidative degradation on the in situ fate of polyethylene in temperate coastal waters

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Observation of the degradation of three types of plastic pellets exposed to UV irradiation in three different environments

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Environmental impacts of takeaway food containers

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Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions

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To what extent are microplastics from the open ocean weathered?

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Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

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Reducing Uncertainty and Confronting Ignorance about the Possible Impacts of Weathering Plastic in the Marine Environment

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Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

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Long-term aging and degradation of microplastic particles: Comparing in situ oceanic and experimental weathering patterns

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Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment

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Mechanistic implications of plastic degradation

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