A theoretical assessment of microplastic transport in river catchments and their retention by soils and river sediments.
A theoretical assessment of microplastic transport in river catchments and their retention by soils and river sediments.
L. Nizzetto,G. Bussi,2 Authors,P. Whitehead
2016 · DOI: 10.1039/c6em00206d
Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts · 622 Citations
TLDR
A first theoretical assessment of microplastics release on land, storage in soils and sediments and transport by run-off and rivers was described and it was anticipated that high flow periods can remobilize this pool of MPs.