Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in farmland soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China

Mengting Liu; Shibo Lu; Yang Song; Lili Lei; Jiani Hu; Weiwei Lv; Wenzong Zhou; Chengjin Cao; Huahong Shi; Xiaofeng Yang; Defu He

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.051

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ChinaPollutionEnvironmental scienceSoil waterEnvironmental protectionGeographyArchaeologyEcologySoil scienceBiology

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 242
Issue: Pt A
Pages: 855-862
Citations: 1200
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                                    Mengting Liu, 
                                
                                    Shibo Lu, 
                                
                                    Yang Song
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in farmland soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China. 
                            Environmental Pollution
                            , 242
                            (Pt A)
                            , 855-862.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.051
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.051