The fragmentation of nano- and microplastic particles from thermoplastics accelerated by simulated-sunlight-mediated photooxidation.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4068340
Abstract: The plastic debris that washes ashore and litters the shoreline often undergoes weathering under sunlight exposure, such that it fragments to form nanoplastics and microplastics, but the fragmentation rate for many thermoplastics is unknown. In… read more here.
Keywords: photooxidation; fragmentation; particles cm2; simulated sunlight ... See more keywords