Great summary by Nora Meides, showing how interdisciplinary perspectives & studies helped to understand the microplastics formation mechanisms and number of particles emerging from different polymer types. More here: https://t.co/u1GCIvgXwy https://t.c
Quantifying the fragmentation of polypropylene upon exposure to accelerated weathering. In #microplastics and #nanoplastics @SpringerPhysics https://t.co/u1GCIvgXwy
@RS_Preprints Now published in the journal #microplastics and #nanoplastics @SpringerPhysics: https://t.co/zvadGaN1Aa #OpenAccess
RT @SFB1357: Under solar radiation, PP disintegrates ~6x faster than PS & ~ 4x faster than LDPE! From 1 PP mother particle, 100,000 daughte…
RT @SFB1357: Under solar radiation, PP disintegrates ~6x faster than PS & ~ 4x faster than LDPE! From 1 PP mother particle, 100,000 daughte…
The full paper "Quantifying the fragmentation of polypropylene upon exposure to accelerated weathering" is #openacsess and was published in the Journal #Microplastics and #Nanoplastics @SpringerPhysics https://t.co/u1GCIvgpH0
Under solar radiation, PP disintegrates ~6x faster than PS & ~ 4x faster than LDPE! From 1 PP mother particle, 100,000 daughter particles are formed. This is very high & shows the immense secondary #microplastic pollution from inadequate waste disp
📢🆕CRC 1357 article in the Journal #Microplastics & #Nanoplastics @SpringerPhysics: Quantifying the fragmentation of polypropylene upon exposure to accelerated weathering. Congrats to our C01 PhD team Nora Meides, Anika Mauel & Teresa Menzel & t