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Combined exposure to copper and polypropylene microplastics alters metal partitioning, chlorophyll homeostasis and phenylpropanoid metabolism in Nymphaea 'Black Beauty'
Original title: Combined exposure to copper and polypropylene microplastics alters metal partitioning, chlorophyll homeostasis and phenylpropanoid metabolism in Nymphaea ‘Black Beauty’
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