Pervasive plastisphere: First record of plastics in egagropiles (Posidonia spheroids)

Loris Pietrelli1, Alessia Di Gennaro2, Patrizia Menegoni1

  • 1ENEA Casaccia, Via Anguillarese, 301, 00123 Rome, Italy.

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