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Microplastics pollution: From continental sources to marine systems
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This is a bibliographic entry for a conference paper on microplastic pollution pathways from continental sources to marine systems, authored by researchers from Argentina, with limited abstract content available.
Fil: Alfonso, Maria Belen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Bahia Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia; Argentina
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