Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human health: a short review
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Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human health: a short review
Authors
Keywords
Microplastic, Microbeads, Marine biota, Food web, Harmful effects, Environmental policies
Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 24, Issue 27, Pages 21530-21547
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2017-08-17
DOI
10.1007/s11356-017-9910-8
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