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Pretreatment methods for the isolation of microplastics from wastewater and sludge samples Part 2
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This article reviews pretreatment methods for isolating microplastics from wastewater and sludge samples, examining digestion, density separation, and filtration approaches to optimize sample preparation for downstream identification and quantification.
Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT wydaje czasopisma fachowe informujące swoich czytelników o najnowszych osiągnięciach naukowych i nowoczesnych rozwiązaniach technicznych w Polsce i na świecie, popularyzuje problemy techniczne oraz poszerza wiedzę i kulturę techniczną.
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