Distribution and weathering characteristics of microplastics in paddy soils following long-term mulching: A field study in Southwest China

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Life Sciences, Ecology, Soil Sciences +14

Microplastics in agricultural soils on the coastal plain of Hangzhou Bay, east China: Multiple sources other than plastic mulching film

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Photo- and thermal-oxidation of polyethylene: Comparison of mechanisms and influence of unsaturation content

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Distribution characteristics of microplastics in agricultural soils from the largest vegetable production base in China

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Natural Sciences, Agronomy, Soil Sciences +15