מיקרופלסטיק
הערות שוליים

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↑  Mattia Iannella, Giulia Console, Paola D’Alessandro, Francesco Cerasoli, Cristina Mantoni, Fabrizio Ruggieri, Francesca Di Donato, Maurizio Biondi, Preliminary Analysis of the Diet of Triturus carnifex and Pollution in Mountain Karst Ponds in Central Apennines, Water 12, 2020-01, עמ' 44 doi: 10.3390/w12010044
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