Distribution of environmental microplastics in different tissues of indigenous freshwater bivalves ( <i>Unio</i> spp.): a case study from the Sejenane River in Northern Tunisia

Rihab Belgacem, Nesrine Zitouni, Abdelhafidh Khazri, Oumaima Abidi, Ateeqah Ghayth Alzwawy, Mustapha Béjaoui, Fouzi Bouleefah, Mohamed Banni, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi

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DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgae023
Published: 2025-01-06
Container: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1093/etojnl/vgae023,
  title = {Distribution of environmental microplastics in different tissues of indigenous freshwater bivalves (
                    <i>Unio</i>
                    spp.): a case study from the Sejenane River in Northern Tunisia},
  author = {Rihab Belgacem and Nesrine Zitouni and Abdelhafidh Khazri and Oumaima Abidi and Ateeqah Ghayth Alzwawy and Mustapha Béjaoui and Fouzi Bouleefah and Mohamed Banni and Ezzeddine Mahmoudi},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry},
  doi = {10.1093/etojnl/vgae023},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/etojnl/vgae023}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Distribution of environmental microplastics in different tissues of indigenous freshwater bivalves (
                    <i>Unio</i>
                    spp.): a case study from the Sejenane River in Northern Tunisia
AU  - Rihab Belgacem
AU  - Nesrine Zitouni
AU  - Abdelhafidh Khazri
AU  - Oumaima Abidi
AU  - Ateeqah Ghayth Alzwawy
AU  - Mustapha Béjaoui
AU  - Fouzi Bouleefah
AU  - Mohamed Banni
AU  - Ezzeddine Mahmoudi
PY  - 2025
JO  - Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
DO  - 10.1093/etojnl/vgae023
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Belgacem, R., Zitouni, N., Khazri, A., Abidi, O., Alzwawy, A. G., Béjaoui, M., Bouleefah, F., Banni, M., & Mahmoudi, E. (2025). Distribution of environmental microplastics in different tissues of indigenous freshwater bivalves ( <i>Unio</i> spp.): a case study from the Sejenane River in Northern Tunisia. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1093/etojnl/vgae023

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