Microplastic
as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review
and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

A. Koelmans, Albert; Bakir, Adil; Allen Burton, G.; R. Janssen, Colin

doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b06069

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Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

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Authors:

Albert A. Koelmans

Adil Bakir

G. Allen Burton

Abstract

Abstract The hypothesis that ‘microplastic will transfer hazardous hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOC) to marine animals’ has been central to the perceived hazard and risk of plastic in the marine environment. The hypothesis is often cited and has gained momentum, turning it into paradigm status. We...

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