Environmental ScienceMedicine
L. Nizzetto, G. Bussi, M. Futter, D. Butterfield, P. Whitehead
tlooto Summary
A first theoretical assessment of microplastics release on land, storage in soils and sediments and transport by run-off and rivers was described and it was anticipated that high flow periods can remobilize this pool of MPs.
Abstract
The presence of microplastics in soils and surface waters is a problem of growing concern.
Citation format
NIZZETTO, L., et al. A theoretical assessment of microplastic transport in river catchments and their retention by soils and river sediments. Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts, 2016, 18 8: 1050–9.