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. 2016 Jul 19;113(29):E4123-4.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1607221113. Epub 2016 Jul 12.

Reply to Lenz et al.: Quantifying the smallest microplastics is the challenge for a comprehensive view of their environmental impacts

Arnaud Huvet  1 , Ika Paul-Pont  2 , Caroline Fabioux  2 , Christophe Lambert  2 , Marc Suquet  2 , Yoann Thomas  2 , Johan Robbens  3 , Philippe Soudant  2 , Rossana Sussarellu  4
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Reply to Lenz et al.: Quantifying the smallest microplastics is the challenge for a comprehensive view of their environmental impacts

Arnaud Huvet et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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