Plastics in municipal drinking water and wastewater treatment plant effluents: challenges and opportunities for South Africa—a review
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Plastics in municipal drinking water and wastewater treatment plant effluents: challenges and opportunities for South Africa—a review
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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2020-03-02
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10.1007/s11356-020-08194-5
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