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Biology, Microbial Diversity, Microbial Systematics +14

Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of Hazardous Heavy Metals: Environmental Persistence, Toxicity, and Bioaccumulation

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Ecotoxicity, Engineering, Environmental Persistence +17

Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment

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Microplastics, Environmental Chemistry, Engineering +14

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Microplastics, Engineering, Environmental Health +9

Microplastics in Arctic polar waters: the first reported values of particles in surface and sub-surface samples

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Engineering, Ocean Pollution, Oceanography +17