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Study of Chemical Pollutants over Marine Microplastics Based on Their Composition and Degradation Rate

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Over marine microplastics they are adsorbed large amount of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), mainly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) [1, 2].

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Abaroa-Pérez, B., Vega-Moreno, D., Hernández-Brito, J.J. (2020). Study of Chemical Pollutants over Marine Microplastics Based on Their Composition and Degradation Rate. In: Cocca, M., et al. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea. ICMPMS 2019. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_7

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