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; Moore, Charles; Hung Viet, Pham; Seang Tana, Touch; Prudente, Maricar; Boonyatumanond, Ruchaya; P. 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

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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...

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