title: The behaviors of microplastics in the marine environment.
abstract: Despite the pollution of microplastics being internationally recognized, the understanding of their behaviors in marine environment is still developing. Microplastics are ubiquitous in the marine environment, with the potential to cause harm to marine ecosystem. Here, we would classify the behaviors of microplastics as physical behaviors (i.e. migration, sedimentation and accumulation), chemical behaviors (i.e. degradation and adsorption) and biobehaviors (i.e. ingestion, translocation and biodegradation), and a further discussion on their behavioral mechanisms were presented to better understand their impacts for the marine environment.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 51006, China.
authors.forename: Jundong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Dongguan Environmental Monitoring Central Station, Dongguan 523009, China.
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 51006, China. Electronic address: Jppeng@gdut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jinping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 51006, China.
authors.forename: Qiongxuan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Dongguan Environmental Monitoring Central Station, Dongguan 523009, China.
authors.forename: Meimin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010969:Plastics / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Behavior; Impacts; Marine environment; Mechanism; Microplastics