Freshwater plastic pollution: Recognizing research biases and identifying knowledge gaps.

@article{Blettler2018FreshwaterPP,
  title={Freshwater plastic pollution: Recognizing research biases and identifying knowledge gaps.},
  author={Mart{\'i}n Cesar Maria Blettler and Elie Abrial and Farhan R. Khan and N{\"u}ket Sivri and Luis Alberto Esp{\'i}nola},
  journal={Water research},
  year={2018},
  volume={143},
  pages={
          416-424
        }
}
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