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Chem 6:407. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2018.00407
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transport medium for toxic chemicals in the marine environment. Environ Sci Technol
35:318–324. https://doi.org/10.1021/es0010498
McCormick A, Hoellein TJ, Mason SA et al (2014) Microplastic is an abundant and distinct
microbial habitat in an urban river. Environ Sci Technol 48:11863–11871. https://doi.org/10.
1021/es503610r
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rivers to coastal waters and beaches of Southern California. Revista de Gestão Costeira
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2016.11.032
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from macroplastic litter on Ookushi Beach, Japan. Environ Sci Technol 46:10099–10105.
https://doi.org/10.1021/es301362g
Navarro-Pérez E, Barton ED (2001) Seasonal and interannual variability of the Canary Current. Sci
Mar 65(Suppl. 1):205–213. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2001.65s1205
Nel HA, Froneman PW (2015) A quantitative analysis of microplastic pollution along the SouthEastern coastline of South Africa. Mar Pollut Bull 101:274–275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
marpolbul.2015.09.043
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river sediment and deposit feeders in an austral temperate urban river system. Sci Total Environ
612:950–956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.298
Nel HA, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ (2018) Sinks and sources: assessing microplastic abundance in
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