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Microplastic pollution of the beaches of Guanabara Bay, Southeast Brazil

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Depuration reduces microplastic content in wild and farmed mussels

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Food-web transfer of microplastics between wild caught fish and crustaceans in East China Sea

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Laundering and textile parameters influence fibers release in household washings

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Single and repetitive microplastics exposures induce immune system modulation and homeostasis alteration in the edible mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

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Abundance and distribution of microplastics in the surface sediments from the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas

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Microplastics in Marine Food Webs

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Feasting on microplastics: ingestion by and effects on marine organisms

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