Distribution and assessment of marine debris in the deep Tyrrhenian Sea (NW Mediterranean Sea, Italy).

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Marine Pollution Bulletin

• Publication date

  2015-03-15

• Fields of study

  Geology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.12.044PMID 25604749
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