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Microplastic pollution in urban streams across New Zealand: concentrations, composition and implications

Aidan K. Mora-TeddyDepartment of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christoph D. MatthaeiDepartment of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pages 233-250 | Received 20 Sep 2019, Accepted 06 Dec 2019, Published online: 17 Dec 2019

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