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Microplastics and nanoplastics barely enhance contaminant mobility in agricultural soils
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This is a duplicate dataset entry for the same study on microplastics, nanoplastics, and contaminant mobility in agricultural soils. No additional abstract information is provided.
Dataset for OA publication "Microplastics and nanoplastics barely enhance contaminant mobility in agricultural soils" in Communications Earth & Environment
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Microplastics and nanoplastics barely enhance contaminant mobility in agricultural soils
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