Highlights
Beached macroplastic litter was collected for impact assessment studies.
Cryogenic milling provided homogenous microplastic mixture.
Common inorganic additives used as colorants, fillers and stabilisers were detected.
GC-MS identified organic plasticisers, stabilisers, antioxidants and flame retardants.
Susanne Kühn, Albert van Oyen, Andy M. Booth and al., Chemosphere, Volume 213, December 2018, Pages 103-113
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