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Bull. 214</i>: 117838. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117838\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117838</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":1,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Nguyen, M.Y.; Vanreusel, A.; Ngo, X.Q.; Vercauteren, M.; Asselman, J.; Van Colen, C.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Nguyen, M.Y. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"Microplastics are omnipresent, raising significant concerns in marine environments. This study investigates how different beach morphodynamics and local management practices (i.e. pollutant sources, tourism, beach cleaning) influence microplastic pollution in sandy beach sediments in Vietnam by comparing tidal zonation patterns across three beaches with varying slopes and management approaches. 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