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Research Articles

Harmonizing nanomaterial exposure methodologies in ecotoxicology: the effects of two innovative nanoclays in the freshwater microalgae Raphidocelis subcapitata

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Pages 401-419 | Received 18 Dec 2022, Accepted 22 Jun 2023, Published online: 15 Jul 2023

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