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. 2018 Feb 7;15(2):287. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020287

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(a) Number of Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis Fragment Length (AFLs) as indicator of bacterial richness in sediments from a spring site and downstream of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) before and after treatment with anthracene (Anthr.), polyethylene particles (MP) and anthracene-loaded polyethylene particles (MP + Anthr.). (b) The data set from (a) is represented in an nMDS graph based on Bray-Curtis similarities between samples, showing the shift in bacterial communities before and after treatment.