Occurrence of microplastics in raw and treated drinking water

Martin Pivokonský; Lenka Čermáková; Kateřina Novotná; Petra Peer; Tomáš Cajthaml; V. Janda

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.102

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MicroplasticsRaw waterPolyethylene terephthalateEnvironmental chemistryPolyethyleneEnvironmental sciencePolypropyleneRaw materialPollutionPulp and paper industryChemistryEnvironmental engineeringMaterials scienceEcologyBiologyComposite material

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 643
Pages: 1644-1651
Citations: 1026
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                                    Martin Pivokonský, 
                                
                                    Lenka Čermáková, 
                                
                                    Kateřina Novotná
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Occurrence of microplastics in raw and treated drinking water. 
                            The Science of The Total Environment
                            , 643
                            
                            , 1644-1651.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.102

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.102