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Sources and sinks of microplastics in Canadian Lake Ontario nearshore, tributary and beach sediments

Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2016 · Vol. 110(1) · pp. 383–395

A. Ballent✉(Western University)Patricia L. Corcoran(Western University)Odile Madden(Smithsonian Institution)Paul A. Helm(Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks)Fred J. Longstaffe(Western University)

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Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsMicroplasticsTributaryBayEnvironmental scienceSedimentContaminationOceanographyHydrology (agriculture)FisheryEcology

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Bathing BeachesEnvironmental MonitoringOntarioPlasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalGeologic SedimentsLakes

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