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Dataset for: "Floating microplastics in a coastal embayment: A multifaceted issue"
Summary
This dataset supports a study on floating microplastics in a coastal embayment, providing the underlying data for a publication examining the multifaceted sources, distribution patterns, and environmental implications of microplastic pollution in nearshore marine environments.
This is the dataset associated with the Floating microplastics in a coastal embayment: A multifaceted issue publication, available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111361
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