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MicroplasticsBiotaEnvironmental sciencePlastic pollutionTrophic levelMarine debrisFood chainMarine pollutionMarine ecosystemFood webPollutantEnvironmental chemistryPollutionWeatheringEcosystemOceanographyEcologyGeologyChemistryDebrisBiology
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Anthony L. Andrady
(2011).
Microplastics in the marine environment.
Marine Pollution Bulletin
, 62
(8)
, 1596-1605.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.05.030
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.05.030