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. 2019 Jan;12(1):66-68.
doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13328. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

Plastic waste management, a matter for the 'community'

Oliver Drzyzga  1   2 , Auxiliadora Prieto  1   2
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Plastic waste management, a matter for the 'community'

Oliver Drzyzga et al. Microb Biotechnol. 2019 Jan.
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