Growth kinetics and biodeterioration of polypropylene microplastics by Bacillus sp. and Rhodococcus sp. isolated from mangrove sediment.

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Marine Pollution Bulletin

• Publication date

  2018-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.11.036PMID 29475646
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