Editorial : (micro)plastics and the environment

  • (Micro)plastics in the aquatic environment are an issue of emerging concern. However, to date, there is considerable lack of knowledge on the abundance and toxicity of plastic debris in aquatic ecosystems, especially with regard to the freshwater situation. In this editorial, we briefly discuss important aspects of the research on environmental (micro)plastics to stimulate research and call for papers.

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Author:Martin WagnerORCiDGND, Magnus Engwall, Henner HollertORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-346133
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-014-0016-3
ISSN:2190-4715
ISSN:2190-4707
Parent Title (English):Environmental Sciences Europe
Publisher:Springer
Place of publication:Berlin ; Heidelberg
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2014/06/28
Date of first Publication:2014/06/28
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2014/10/31
Tag:aquatic environment; microplastics; plastic; risk assessment; toxicity
Volume:26
Issue:16
Page Number:3
HeBIS-PPN:366551248
Institutes:Biowissenschaften / Biowissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0