BaselineIngested microplastics (>100 μm) are translocated to organs of the tropical fiddler crab Uca rapax
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Acknowledgments
This study was part of a global project in the framework of the international research and student training programme GAME (Global Approach by Modular Experiments, www.geomar.de/go/game). We would like to thank Müllverbrennung Kiel (MVK), CAPES foundation and CNPq for their financial support.
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