Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

L. Teuten, Emma; M. Saquing, Jovita; R.U. Knappe, Detlef; A. Barlaz, Morton; Jonsson, Susanne; Björn, Annika; J. Rowland, Steven; C. Thompson, Richard; S. Galloway, Tamara; Yamashita, Rei; Ochi, Daisuke; Watanuki, Yutaka; J. Moore, Charles; Hung Viet, Pham; Seang Tana, Touch; S. Prudente, Maricar; Boonyatumanond, Ruchaya; Pauzi Zakaria, Mohamad; Akkhavong, Kongsap; Ogata, Yuko; Hirai, Hisashi; Iwasa, Satoru; Mizukawa, Kaoruko; Hagino, Yuki; Imamura, Ayako; Saha, Mahua; Takada, Hideshige

doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0284

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Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences • Jun 15, 2009

Authors:

Emma L. Teuten

Jovita M. Saquing

Detlef R.U. Knappe

Abstract

Plastics debris in the marine environment, including resin pellets, fragments and microscopic plastic fragments, contain organic contaminants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides (2,2'-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1...

Subject

Environmental chemistry

Contamination

Plasticizer

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