Occurrence of microplastics in commercial fish from a natural estuarine environment.

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Marine Pollution Bulletin

• Publication date

  2018-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.044PMID 29571409
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