Investigating Plastic Degradation and Spatio-Temporal Microplastic Accumulation in Sediments of the Thames Estuary (UK), its Tributaries, and its Salt Marshes
Context Plastics are diverse, widespread materials used across a range of sectors from packaging to construction. However, their durability allows them to be preserved in the environment and slowly weather into increasingly small particles. Microplastics are any plastic particle less than 5 mm in s...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2025
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/81005/ |