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Evolutionary implications of microplastics for soil biota
Matthias C. Rillig
A B E , Anderson Abel de Souza Machado A B , Anika Lehmann A B and Uli Klümper C D
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A Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Biologie, Altensteinstr. 6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
B Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), D-14195 Berlin, Germany
C Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) and The Centre for Ecology and Conservation (CEC), Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, United Kingdom.
D European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter, Truro, TR1 3HD, United Kingdom.
E Corresponding author. Email: matthias.rillig@fu-berlin.de
Environmental Chemistry 16(1) 3-7 https://doi.org/10.1071/EN18118
Submitted: 3 June 2018 Accepted: 31 August 2018 Published: 18 September 2018
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