Microplastics in Latin America and the Caribbean: A review on current status and perspectives
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Microplastics in Latin America and the Caribbean: A review on current status and perspectives
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Keywords
Microplastics, Latin America and the Caribbean, Aquatic systems, Sediments, Organisms
Journal
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 309, Issue -, Pages 114698
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Online
2022-02-17
DOI
10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114698
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