Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends.

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Published in Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci on July 27, 2009

Authors

Richard C Thompson1, Charles J Moore, Frederick S vom Saal, Shanna H Swan

Author Affiliations

1: Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Marine Institute, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, UK. R.C.Thompson@plymouth.ac.uk

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