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Study of microplastics in a catchment under market gardening pressure
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This is a conference abstract from the Microplastics Workshop in Athens (2022) describing a study on microplastics in a catchment under intensive market gardening pressure. It is a brief conference contribution rather than a full research paper.
Microplastics Workshop, ATHENES, GRECE, 13-/06/2022 - 17/06/2022
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