Sinking rates of microplastics and potential implications of their alteration by physical, biological, and chemical factors.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Marine Pollution Bulletin

• Publication date

  2016-08-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.05.064PMID 27297594
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