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Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

20115,765 citationsReviewgreen Open Access

Authors

Matthew Cole · Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Penelope K. Lindeque · Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Claudia Halsband · Akvaplan-niva

Tamara S. Galloway · University of Exeter

Topics & Keywords

Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volume 62, Issue 12, pp. 2588-2597

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.09.025

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 28.02

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