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Published: Feb 01, 2018
Vol/Issue: 344
Pages: 179-199
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School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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Economic and Social Research Council

Natural Environment Research Council

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John N. Hahladakis, Costas A. Velis, Roland Weber, et al. (2018). An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 344, 179-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.10.014

An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling

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