Initial Discovery of Microplastic Presence in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Certain Fish Species in Al-Hoceima Bay

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 109, 2024 Conference on Water, Agriculture, Environment and Energy (WA2EN2023)


Article Number		01013
Number of page(s)		15
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202410901013
Published online		20 May 2024

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