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WITHDRAWN: Risk assessment of cigarette butts and microplastic pollution in a drinking and irrigation water basin of West Anatolia, Türkiye
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This preprint on cigarette butt and microplastic pollution risk assessment in a drinking and irrigation water basin in West Anatolia, Turkey was withdrawn by the authors due to internal disagreement over the posting of the preprint.
Abstract The full text of this preprint has been withdrawn by the authors due to author disagreement with the posting of the preprint. Therefore, the authors do not wish this work to be cited as a reference. Questions should be directed to the corresponding author.
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