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Emission of primary microplastics in mainland China: Invisible but not negligible

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(2018) Rachel Hurley et al.   Nature Geoscience

Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic

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Occurrence and ingestion of microplastics by zooplankton in Kenya's marine environment: first documented evidence

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Lost, but Found with Nile Red: A Novel Method for Detecting and Quantifying Small Microplastics (1 mm to 20 μm) in Environmental Samples

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Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

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Ups and Downs in the Ocean: Effects of Biofouling on Vertical Transport of Microplastics

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High Quantities of Microplastic in Arctic Deep-Sea Sediments from the HAUSGARTEN Observatory

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An Argo mixed layer climatology and database

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The use of potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution as a suitable approach to isolate plastics ingested by marine organisms

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Characterisation of plastic microbeads in facial scrubs and their estimated emissions in Mainland China

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Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

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The effect of wind mixing on the vertical distribution of buoyant plastic debris

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