Converting mg/L to Particles/L: Reconciling the Occurrence and Toxicity Literature on Microplastics

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTConverting mg/L to Particles/L: Reconciling the Occurrence and Toxicity Literature on MicroplasticsFrederic D.L. Leusch*Frederic D.L. LeuschAustralian Rivers Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4222, Australia*Email: [email protected]More by Frederic D.L. LeuschView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6934-4587 and Shima ZiajahromiShima ZiajahromiAustralian Rivers Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4222, AustraliaMore by Shima Ziajahromihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0485-2668Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 17, 11470–11472Publication Date (Web):August 9, 2021Publication History Received21 June 2021Published online9 August 2021Published inissue 7 September 2021https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c04093https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c04093article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2021 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views7168Altmetric-Citations30LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (2 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Atmospheric chemistry,Fibers,Organic polymers,Polyethylene,Toxicity Get e-Alerts