Why small plastic particles may pose a big problem in the oceans

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVEnvironmental NewsNEXTWhy small plastic particles may pose a big problem in the oceansNew evidence shows that marine animals can take up the toxic chemicals that can become concentrated in small plastic particles.Kellyn BettsCite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 24, 8995Publication Date (Web):November 5, 2008Publication History Published online5 November 2008Published inissue 15 December 2008https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es802970vhttps://doi.org/10.1021/es802970vnewsACS PublicationsCopyright © 2008 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views19047Altmetric-Citations141LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (2 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Aromatic compounds,Hydrocarbons,Phenyls,Plastics,Polymer particles Get e-Alerts