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Microplastics in soils: assessment, analytics and risks

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Characterization of microplastics in environment by thermal gravimetric analysis coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

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Microplastic sample purification methods - Assessing detrimental effects of purification procedures on specific plastic types

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Raman microspectroscopic analysis of fibers in beverages

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Microplastic contamination in freshwater: first observation in Lake Ulansuhai, Yellow River Basin, China

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Food web transfer of plastics to an apex riverine predator

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Plastic debris and policy: Using current scientific understanding to invoke positive change

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Direct and indirect effects of different types of microplastics on freshwater prey (Corbicula fluminea) and their predator (Acipenser transmontanus)

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Microplastic Pollution in Inland Waters Focusing on Asia

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Up and away: ontogenic transference as a pathway for aerial dispersal of microplastics

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Continental microplastics: Presence, features, and environmental transport pathways

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Microplastics in the benthic invertebrates from the coastal waters of Kochi, Southeastern Arabian Sea

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From properties to toxicity: Comparing microplastics to other airborne microparticles

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Short-term exposure to positively charged polystyrene nanoparticles causes oxidative stress and membrane destruction in cyanobacteria

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Microplastic Contamination in Freshwater Environments: A Review, Focusing on Interactions with Sediments and Benthic Organisms

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IMPACTS OF MICROPLASTICS IN FRESHWATER BODIES

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Microplastics as Contaminant in FreshWater Ecosystem: A Modern Environmental Issue

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Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know

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Microplastics in lakeshore and lakebed sediments – External influences and temporal and spatial variabilities of concentrations

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