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Handbook of Microplastic Pollution in the Environment
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This handbook compiles expert insights on microplastic pollution across environments, offering researchers and policymakers practical guidance on one of the most pressing and widespread contamination challenges facing ecosystems and human health today.
In this timely handbook, one of a series of three, leading contributors from around the world offer practical insights into the challenges and opportunities for
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