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Most of the viche and the other micro-produced liquors at Petronio came in plastic bottles with conspicuously homemade-looking labels.

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One of the greatest uncertainties is whether this leads to the bioaccumulation of the contaminant load (absorbed and plastic additives), and hence whether micro-plastics represent an additional and significant vector for transferring pollutants.

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Pop the white plastic back cover and you'll find micro-SIM and microSD card slots, a non-removable 1810mAh battery and the NFC antenna.

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In addition, the micro-USB connector finds a new home behind the plastic door that normally conceals the mini-HDMI port on the N8.

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The micro-USB port is on the bottom under a tiny plastic door while the headphone jack is similarly protected at the top of the device.

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The rear, made in part from soft plastic, covers slots for the microSD and SIM (not micro-SIM) slots, but there's no battery access.

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You get the same all-around plastic build -- ringed here with metal -- ports for microSD and micro-SIM, 3.5mm headphone jack and physical home key.

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The sensor itself is a strip of plastic filled with flexible sensors connected to a small microcontroller module with three indicator LEDs and a micro-USB port.

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