Drivers of microplastic pollution in soil sediments at fish landing centers in Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), South Andaman Island

Ajit Kumar, Akshatha Soratur, Sumit Kumar, R Kiruba-Sankar, Dilip Kumar Jha, Balu Alagar Venmathi Maran

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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19965
Published: 2025-09-05
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@article{allodium:10.7717/peerj.19965,
  title = {Drivers of microplastic pollution in soil sediments at fish landing centers in Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), South Andaman Island},
  author = {Ajit Kumar and Akshatha Soratur and Sumit Kumar and R Kiruba-Sankar and Dilip Kumar Jha and Balu Alagar Venmathi Maran},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PeerJ},
  doi = {10.7717/peerj.19965},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19965}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Drivers of microplastic pollution in soil sediments at fish landing centers in Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), South Andaman Island
AU  - Ajit Kumar
AU  - Akshatha Soratur
AU  - Sumit Kumar
AU  - R Kiruba-Sankar
AU  - Dilip Kumar Jha
AU  - Balu Alagar Venmathi Maran
PY  - 2025
JO  - PeerJ
DO  - 10.7717/peerj.19965
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Kumar, A., Soratur, A., Kumar, S., Kiruba-Sankar, R., Jha, D. K., & Maran, B. A. V. (2025). Drivers of microplastic pollution in soil sediments at fish landing centers in Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), South Andaman Island. PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19965

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