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Validation of a Method for Extracting Microplastics from Complex, Organic-Rich, Environmental Matrices

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An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems

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The distribution of microplastics in soil aggregate fractions in southwestern China

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Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition

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Preliminary study of the source apportionment and diversity of microplastics: Taking floating microplastics in the South China Sea as an example

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Differential bioaccumulation patterns of nanosized and dissolved silver in a land snail Achatina fulica

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Occurrence and Characteristics of Microplastic Pollution in Xiangxi Bay of Three Gorges Reservoir, China

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Are Agricultural Soils Dumps for Microplastics of Urban Origin?

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Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 1. Chemical and Physical Characterization and Isotopic Tests

(2015) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 2. Role of Gut Microorganisms

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Assessment of toxic effects of triclosan on the terrestrial snail (Achatina fulica)

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