Effective uptake of submicrometre plastics by crop plants via a crack-entry mode

Lianzhen Li; Yongming Luo; Ruijie Li; Qian Zhou; Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg; Na Yin; Jie Yang; Chen Tu; Yunchao Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41893-020-0567-9

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MicroplasticsIrrigationEnvironmental scienceCropWastewaterPlastic pollutionAgronomyTranspiration streamTranspirationBiologyEnvironmental engineeringBotanyEcology

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 3
Issue: 11
Pages: 929-937
Citations: 1248
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                                    Lianzhen Li, 
                                
                                    Yongming Luo, 
                                
                                    Ruijie Li
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Effective uptake of submicrometre plastics by crop plants via a crack-entry mode. 
                            Nature Sustainability
                            , 3
                            (11)
                            , 929-937.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0567-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41893-020-0567-9