Three-dimensional distribution of plastic pellets in sandy beaches: Shifting paradigms

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Turra, Alexander ^a   Manzano, Aruanã B ^a   Dias, Rodolfo Jasão S ^a   Mahiques, Michel M ^a   Barbosa, Lucas ^a   Balthazar Silva, Danilo ^a   Moreira, Fabiana T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 84897094769     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04435     Document Type: Article

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