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. 2020 Jul 7;54(13):7751-7753.
doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02194. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Microplastic Research Should Embrace the Complexity of Secondary Particles

Walter R Waldman  1 , Matthias C Rillig  2   3
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Microplastic Research Should Embrace the Complexity of Secondary Particles

Walter R Waldman et al. Environ Sci Technol. .
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