Current understanding of microplastics in the environment: Occurrence, fate, risks, and what we should do

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

• Publication date

  2017-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/ieam.1912PMID 28440924
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