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- 2010
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- article
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 2050-2055
- Citations
- 825
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- Closed
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Karen Ashton,
Luke Holmes,
Andrew Turner
(2010).
Association of metals with plastic production pellets in the marine environment.
Marine Pollution Bulletin
, 60
(11)
, 2050-2055.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.014
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- 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.014