A quantitative analysis of microplastic pollution along the south-eastern coastline of South Africa.

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Marine Pollution Bulletin

• Publication date

  2015-12-15

• Fields of study

  Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.09.043PMID 26433774
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