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Nanoplastics are neither microplastics nor engineered nanoparticles

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Authors

Julien Gigault · Université Laval

Hind El Hadri · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Brian Nguyen · McGill University

Bruno Grassl · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Laura Rowenczyk · McGill University

Nathalie Tufenkji · McGill University

Topics & Keywords

Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Nature Nanotechnology

Volume 16, Issue 5, pp. 501-507

DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-00886-4

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 29.36

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Duke University

Mark R. Wiesner · Duke University