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Environmental sciencePlastic pollutionMicroplasticsPollutionEcosystemSoil contaminationPlastic mulchAgricultureEnvironmental protectionEcologyMulchSoil waterBiologySoil science
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- 2018
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- review
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- 240
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- 387-395
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- 1063
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Yooeun Chae,
Youn‐Joo An
(2018).
Current research trends on plastic pollution and ecological impacts on the soil ecosystem: A review.
Environmental Pollution
, 240
, 387-395.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.008
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.008