Extraction, enumeration and identification methods for monitoring microplastics in the environment
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Summary
It is suggested that monitoring microplastics needs standardized protocols for extraction, identification and quantification and that further research on the effects of microplastic to human health is needed.
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- article
- Published
- 2016-07-05
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- 275
- References
- 90
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Keywords
Microplastics, Environmental science, Extraction (chemistry), Environmental chemistry, Identification (biology)
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