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Published: Jun 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 490
Pages: 137711
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Authors

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, P. R. China

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Qi Liu

Beijing Tongren Hospital

State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou Guangdong 510060 China

Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute/University of Missouri-Kansas City (V.H., Y.T., P.G.J., A.T., K.K.P., J.A.S.).

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 42277403

Southern University of Science and Technology

Shenzhen Basic Research Program Award: JCYJ20220818100217037

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Zhe Xu, Jianshuai Zhang, Ruimin Qi, et al. (2025). Complex release dynamics of microplastic additives: An interplay of additive degradation and microplastic aging. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 490, 137711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137711

Complex release dynamics of microplastic additives: An interplay of additive degradation and microplastic aging

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