Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport

Olubukola S. Alimi; Jeffrey Farner Budarz; Laura M. Hernandez; Nathalie Tufenkji

doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b05559

journal article Jan 30, 2018

Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport

Olubukola S. Alimi Jeffrey Farner Budarz Laura M. Hernandez

Nathalie Tufenkji

Environmental Science & Technology Vol. 52 No. 4 pp. 1704-1724 · American Chemical Society (ACS)

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Published: Jan 30, 2018
Vol/Issue: 52(4)
Pages: 1704-1724

Authors

O

Olubukola S. Alimi

Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada H3A 0C5

J

Jeffrey Farner Budarz

Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada H3A 0C5

L

Laura M. Hernandez

Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada H3A 0C5

N

Nathalie Tufenkji

Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada H3A 0C5

Funding

Canada Research Chairs

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Petroleum Technology Development Fund

Faculty of Engineering, McGill University

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Cite This Article

Olubukola S. Alimi, Jeffrey Farner Budarz, Laura M. Hernandez, et al. (2018). Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(4), 1704-1724. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b05559

Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport

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