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Plastics in the marine environment: The dark side of a modern gift

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, ISSN: 0179-5953, Vol: 220, Page: 1-44
2012
  • 383
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 768
    Captures
  • 18
    Mentions
  • 28
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    383
    • Citation Indexes
      366
    • Policy Citations
      17
      • Policy Citation
        17
  • Captures
    768
  • Mentions
    18
    • References
      15
      • Wikipedia
        15
    • News Mentions
      3
      • News
        3
  • Social Media
    28
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      28
      • Facebook
        28

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Plastics are one of the most widely used materials in the world; they are broadly integrated into today's lifestyle and make a major contribution to almost all product areas. The typical characteristics that render them so useful relate primarily to the fact that they are both flexible and durable. These characteristics are very useful when plastics are used in everyday life. But when plastics are discarded into the environment they can persist for very long periods of time. Because of their nearly indestructible morphology and the toxins they contain, plastics can seriously affect ecosystems (UNEP 2005). © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

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