Add to ORKGSynthetic polymers are one of the most significant pollutants in the aquatic environment, because of abilities such as buoyancy and extreme persistency. Serious effects are expected from so-called microplastics (particle size <5 mm) that are reported in rivers, lakes as well as the ocean and that accumulate in sediments worldwide. In this thesis the abundance of microplastics in river shore sediments in the Rhine-Main area of Germany was studied. Therefore, a new method was developed that is based on a sodium chloride density separation with subsequent destruction of natural debris, and identification of the plastic particles by microscopy or Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Using the improved density separation, microplas...
Accumulation of microplastics in aquatic environments is an issue of emerging concern. Initially, re...
While plastic pollution in marine environments is getting better known and is the subject of a conti...
Microplastics (MPs) are generated from plastic and have negative impact to our environment due to hi...
Synthetic polymers are one of the most significant pollutants in the aquatic environment, because of...
Synthetic polymers are one of the most significant pollutants in the aquatic environment, because of...
Microplastics are accumulating at an alarming rate in waterways all around the world. While marine m...
Plastic debris is one of the more visible pollutants in the aquatic environment. While much attentio...
Despite growing interest in the environmental impact of microplastics, a standardized characterizati...
Despite growing interest in the environmental impact of microplastics, a standardized characterizati...
Aquatic ecosystems are globally contaminated with microplastics (MP). However, comparative data on M...
Microplastics are highly persistent small particles that have been recognized as a global threat to ...
Plastics enter the environment via different sources and are transported and deposited there. They v...
The production and disposal of plastic material has increased exponentially in recent decades. As a ...
An increasing number of researches have been published on MPs’ different freshwater ecosystems worl...
While plastic pollution in marine environments is getting better known and is the subject of a conti...
Accumulation of microplastics in aquatic environments is an issue of emerging concern. Initially, re...
While plastic pollution in marine environments is getting better known and is the subject of a conti...
Microplastics (MPs) are generated from plastic and have negative impact to our environment due to hi...
Synthetic polymers are one of the most significant pollutants in the aquatic environment, because of...
Synthetic polymers are one of the most significant pollutants in the aquatic environment, because of...
Microplastics are accumulating at an alarming rate in waterways all around the world. While marine m...
Plastic debris is one of the more visible pollutants in the aquatic environment. While much attentio...
Despite growing interest in the environmental impact of microplastics, a standardized characterizati...
Despite growing interest in the environmental impact of microplastics, a standardized characterizati...
Aquatic ecosystems are globally contaminated with microplastics (MP). However, comparative data on M...
Microplastics are highly persistent small particles that have been recognized as a global threat to ...
Plastics enter the environment via different sources and are transported and deposited there. They v...
The production and disposal of plastic material has increased exponentially in recent decades. As a ...
An increasing number of researches have been published on MPs’ different freshwater ecosystems worl...
While plastic pollution in marine environments is getting better known and is the subject of a conti...
Accumulation of microplastics in aquatic environments is an issue of emerging concern. Initially, re...
While plastic pollution in marine environments is getting better known and is the subject of a conti...
Microplastics (MPs) are generated from plastic and have negative impact to our environment due to hi...