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AWATOX : ecotoxicological survey around the peninsula of Dakar, combining sediment ecotoxicity, water column microbiological, trace metal, physicochemical and microplastic analysis
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This brief record references an ecotoxicological survey around the Dakar peninsula in Senegal that combined sediment toxicity testing, water column analysis, trace metal measurements, and microplastic analysis. The study is an abstract from an international conference with minimal detail available.
International Conference AWA (ICAWA), Dakar, SEN, 17-/11/2015 - 19/11/2015
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