Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in the terrestrial environment

Yi Huang; Qin Liu; Weiqian Jia; Changrong Yan; Jie Wang

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114096

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MicroplasticsMulchEnvironmental scienceSoil waterPlastic filmContaminationTerrestrial ecosystemEnvironmental chemistryAgronomyPlastic pollutionEcosystemSoil scienceEcologyChemistryBiology

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 260
Pages: 114096-114096
Citations: 1147
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                                    Yi Huang, 
                                
                                    Qin Liu, 
                                
                                    Weiqian Jia
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in the terrestrial environment. 
                            Environmental Pollution
                            , 260
                            
                            , 114096-114096.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114096

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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114096