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Microplastics pollution in salt pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, Bangladesh. <i>NPG Scientific Reports 11(1)</i>: 23187. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02457-y\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02457-y</a>","BEntID":344745,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"wosflag":1,"vabbflag":1,"RefStringPartII":". <i>NPG Scientific Reports 11(1)</i>: 23187. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02457-y\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02457-y</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":0,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Rakib, Md.R.J.; Al Nahian, S.; Alfonso, M.B.; Khandaker, M.U.; Enyoh, C.E.; Hamid, F.S.; Alsubaie, A.; Almalki, A.S.A.; Bradley, D.A.; Mohafez, H.; Islam, A.A.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Rakib, Md.R.J. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"Microplastics (MP) were recognized as an emergent pollution problem due to their ubiquitous nature and bioaccumulative potential. 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