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Polymer Aging Affects the Bioavailability of Microplastics-Associated Contaminants in Sea Urchin Embryosmarilena Vita Di Natale*1,2, Sabrina Carola Carroccio4, Sandro Dattilo4, Aldo Nicosia5, Marco Torri1,, Carmelo Bennici1, Marianna Musco1,3, Stefania Russo1,2, Antonio Mazzola2, Angela Cuttitta1,3, Tiziana Masullo1
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