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On the importance of size of plastic fragments and pellets on the strandline: a snapshot of a Brazilian beach
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · 2009 · Vol. 168(1-4) · pp. 299–304
Mônica F. Costa✉(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)Juliana A. Ivar do Sul(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)Jacqueline Santos Silva-Cavalcanti(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)Maria Christina Barbosa de Araújo(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)Ângela Spengler(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)Paula S. Tourinho(Universidade Federal do Rio Grande)
Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementPelletsMicroplasticsPlastic wasteEnvironmental sciencePelletFisheryGeologyWaste managementEcologyOceanography
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Bathing BeachesBrazilEnvironmental MonitoringEnvironmental PollutantsEnvironmental PollutionParticle SizePlastics
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