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degrading ability. Indian J Appl Res 3(11):34–36
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for human health. Curr Environ Health Rep 5(3):375–386
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abundance, toxicological impact and quantification methodology. Trends Anal Chem
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of microplastics from wastewater effluent with advanced wastewater treatment technologies.
Water Res 123:401–407
Talvitie J, Mikola A, Setala O, Heinonen M, Koistinen A (2017b) How well is microlitter purified
from wastewater? A detailed study on the stepwise removal of microlitter in a tertiary level
wastewater treatment plant. Water Res 109:164–172
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