Long-Term Sorption of Metals Is Similar among Plastic Types: Implications for Plastic Debris in Aquatic Environments

Chelsea M. Rochman; Brian T. Hentschel; Swee J. Teh

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085433

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Long-Term Sorption of Metals Is Similar among Plastic Types: Implications for Plastic Debris in Aquatic Environments

Chelsea M. Rochman ,

* E-mail: cmrochman@ucdavis.edu

Affiliations Department of Biology and Coastal Marine Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Brian T. Hentschel,

Affiliation Department of Biology and Coastal Marine Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Swee J. Teh

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Long-Term Sorption of Metals Is Similar among Plastic Types: Implications for Plastic Debris in Aquatic Environments

Chelsea M. Rochman,
Brian T. Hentschel,
Swee J. Teh

Published: January 15, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085433

About the Authors

Chelsea M. Rochman

* E-mail: cmrochman@ucdavis.edu

Affiliations Department of Biology and Coastal Marine Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Brian T. Hentschel

Affiliation Department of Biology and Coastal Marine Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America

Swee J. Teh

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CMR BTH. Performed the experiments: CMR. Analyzed the data: CMR BTH SJT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CMR BTH SJT. Wrote the paper: CMR BTH SJT.

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