Microplastic threat to aquatic ecosystems of the municipal wastewater treatment plant

2017-09-01
Akarsu, Ceyhun
Kıdeyş, Ahmet Erkan
Kumbur, Halil
Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi

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Citation Formats
C. Akarsu, A. E. Kıdeyş, and H. Kumbur, “Microplastic threat to aquatic ecosystems of the municipal wastewater treatment plant,” Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, pp. 0–0, 2017, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/82546.