2012; Koelmans et al. 2014a), including several other chapters in this volume (Browne 2015; Galgani et al. ... plastic particles (Arthur et al. 2009). Another recent ...
Chapter 12
Nanoplastics in the Aquatic Environment. Critical Review Albert A. Koelmans, Ellen Besseling and Won J. Shim
Abstract A growing body of literature reports on the abundance and effects of plastic debris, with an increasing focus on microplastic particles smaller than 5 mm. It has often been suggested that plastic particles in the 5 mm macroplastic in marine ecosystems and biota, followed by an increasing focus on