Potential for plastics to transport hydrophobic contaminants.

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Environmental Science and Technology

• Publication date

  2007-10-20

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1021/ES071737SPMID 18075085
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