Emerging investigator series: microplastic-based leachate formation under UV irradiation: the extent, characteristics, and mechanisms

Engineering & Materials Science

• Microplastic 100%
• Irradiation 60%
• Polystyrenes 33%
• Biological materials 25%
• Organic compounds 13%
• Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy 12%
• X ray photoelectron spectroscopy 11%
• Leaching 11%
• Public health 11%
• Fluorescence 11%
• Pollution 9%
• Resins 8%
• Plastics 7%
• Polymers 7%
• Water 5%
• Temperature 3%
• Experiments 3%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• leachate 54%
• irradiation 53%
• organic matter 15%
• aquatic system 12%
• environmental health 12%
• health impact 12%
• absorbance 12%
• FTIR spectroscopy 11%
• X-ray spectroscopy 11%
• organic compound 10%
• resin 10%
• public health 10%
• fluorescence 10%
• surface area 9%
• polymer 9%
• plastic 9%
• leaching 8%
• pollution 7%
• kinetics 7%
• index 5%
• trend 5%
• chemical 5%
• experiment 4%
• temperature 4%
• water 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Ultraviolet Irradiation 52%
• Organic Matter 41%
• Surface 18%
• Leaching 17%
• X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy 13%
• Surface Area 12%
• Fluorescence 11%
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy 10%
• Time 7%