The first assessment of marine debris in a Site of Community Importance in the north-western Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea).

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Marine Pollution Bulletin

• Publication date

  2017-01-30

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.11.012PMID 27847167
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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