Ecotoxicological Impacts of Micro(Nano)plastics in the Environment: Biotic and Abiotic Interactions
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Khan, F.R.; Oliveria, M.; Walker, T.R.; Panti, C.; Hardiman, G. Ecotoxicological Impacts of Micro(Nano)plastics in the Environment: Biotic and Abiotic Interactions. Microplastics 2023, 2, 215-218. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics2030017
Khan FR, Oliveria M, Walker TR, Panti C, Hardiman G. Ecotoxicological Impacts of Micro(Nano)plastics in the Environment: Biotic and Abiotic Interactions. Microplastics. 2023; 2(3):215-218. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics2030017
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhan, Farhan R., Miguel Oliveria, Tony R. Walker, Cristina Panti, and Gary Hardiman. 2023. "Ecotoxicological Impacts of Micro(Nano)plastics in the Environment: Biotic and Abiotic Interactions" Microplastics 2, no. 3: 215-218. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics2030017