Comparisons of microplastic pollution between mudflats and sandy beaches in Hong Kong

Most of the previous studies of microplastic pollution on coastal habitats focused on high energy beaches although low energy areas such as mudflats are supposed to retain more microplastics, not to mention that mudflats are biologically more diverse. We quantified and characterized microplastics fr...

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Published in:	Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 236; pp. 208 - 217
Main Authors:	Lo, Hoi-Shing, Xu, Xiaoyu, Wong, Chun-Yuen, Cheung, Siu-Gin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2018
Subjects:	beaches China energy habitats Marine debris Microplastic Mudflats plastics pollution polyethylene terephthalates polypropylenes polystyrenes rivers Sandy beaches sediments sewage treatment China Sandy beaches Microplastic Mudflats Marine debris
ISSN:	0269-7491, 1873-6424, 1873-6424
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