Spatial variability in persistent organic pollutants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in beach-stranded pellets along the coast of the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil.

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  2016

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  Marine Pollution Bulletin

• Publication date

  2016-05-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.03.024PMID 27021625
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