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Influence of Photooxidative Aging on the Aquatic Toxicity of Microplastic Tested on Freshwater Organisms
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This paper on the aquatic toxicity of photooxidatively aged microplastics on freshwater organisms has only "International audience" as its available abstract text, providing insufficient information to summarize the study's findings. Based on the title, the paper likely investigates how UV weathering changes the toxicity profile of microplastics — an important topic since aged plastics behave differently than virgin particles — but the full text is not accessible here.
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