Plastics and Microplastic: A Major Risk Factor to the Soil, Water and Marine Environments

Santosh   Kumar   Karn; Ian   R.   Jenkinson

Keywords: Microplastic, marine environment, freshwater, biotransformation, bacterial communities, health hazard.

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DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211550108999190717091621	Print ISSN 2211-5501
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