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Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition

Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2018 · Vol. 138 · pp. 145–147

João Frias✉(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology)Róisín Nash(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology)

Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Recycling and Waste Management Techniques biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplasticsEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental resource managementOceanographyGeology

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Terminology as TopicPlasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalNanostructures

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Irish Research Council

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