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Editorial for the Special Issue "Microplastics in Aquatic Environments: Occurrence, Distribution and Effects"
Costanza Scopetani1, Tania Martellini2,3, Diana Campos4
1Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme, University of Helsinki, Niemenkatu 73, FI-15140 Lahti, Finland.
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Abstract:
The large production and widespread daily consumption of plastic materials-which began in the last century-together with the often-inadequate collection and recycling systems, have made plastics and, consequently, microplastics (MPs) ubiquitous pollutants [...].

