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Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast

Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2010 · Vol. 60(11) · pp. 1988–1992

João Frias✉(Universidade Nova de Lisboa)Paula Sobral(Universidade Nova de Lisboa)Ana Ferreira(Instituto de Investigacao das Pescas e do Mar)

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Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsMicroplasticsFluorantheneEnvironmental chemistryPollutantChrysenePyreneEnvironmental sciencePelletsBioaccumulationPersistent organic pollutant

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AdsorptionDDTEnvironmental MonitoringEnvironmental PollutantsPlasticsPolychlorinated BiphenylsPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsPortugalGeologic Sediments

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