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Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill: A source of microplastics? -Evidence of microplastics in landfill leachate

(2019) Pinjing He et al.   WATER RESEARCH

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(2019) Yehia Sayed Eltemsah et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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(2019) Ruimin Qi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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(2019) Yuling Chen et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

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(2019) Liyun Yin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The Effects of Biodegradable Mulch Film on the Growth, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of Cotton and Maize in an Arid Region

(2019) Lu Deng et al.   Sustainability

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(2019) Xiaofeng Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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(2018) Paula E. Redondo-Hasselerharm et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

A comparison of chemical MSW compositional data between China and Denmark

(2018) Na Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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(2018) Liang Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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(2018) Yueling Qi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Decay of low-density polyethylene by bacteria extracted from earthworm's guts: A potential for soil restoration

(2018) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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(2017) A. Rodriguez-Seijo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingestion of micro- and nanoplastics in Daphnia magna – Quantification of body burdens and assessment of feeding rates and reproduction

(2017) Sinja Rist et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris

(2017) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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(2017) Bronwyn Laycock et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Recent advances in mulching materials and methods for modifying soil environment

(2017) M.A. Kader et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

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(2017) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   Scientific Reports

Relative importance of microplastics as a pathway for the transfer of hydrophobic organic chemicals to marine life

(2016) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A Procedure for Measuring Microplastics using Pressurized Fluid Extraction

(2016) Stephen Fuller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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(2016) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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(2016) Zacharias Steinmetz et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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(2015) S.C. Gall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity

(2013) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

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(2013) S. Martínez Morcillo et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Integrated biomarker analysis in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris: Application to the monitoring of soil heavy metal pollution

(2012) A. Calisi et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

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(2012) Matthias C. Rillig   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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(2011) Guénola Pérès et al.   PEDOBIOLOGIA

An overview of degradable and biodegradable polyolefins

(2010) Anne Ammala et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE