The use of ATR-FTIR to track the degradation of single-use polystyrene cup lids during 24 months of temperate outdoor exposure

• Megan M. Trusler ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: megan.trusler@nottingham.ac.uk (MMT); sarah.cook.4@warwick.ac.uk (SC)

  Affiliations School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Sutton Bonnington Campus, Loughborough, United Kingdom, British Geological Survey, Organic Geochemistry Facility, Keyworth, Nottingham, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3262-899X

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• Matthew S. Kent,

  Roles Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Sutton Bonnington Campus, Loughborough, United Kingdom

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• Barry H. Lomax,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Sutton Bonnington Campus, Loughborough, United Kingdom

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• Christopher H. Vane,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation British Geological Survey, Organic Geochemistry Facility, Keyworth, Nottingham, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8150-3640

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• Sarah Cook

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: megan.trusler@nottingham.ac.uk (MMT); sarah.cook.4@warwick.ac.uk (SC)

  Affiliation School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

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