Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic?
Richard C. Thompson(University of Plymouth), Ylva S. Olsen(Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey), Richard P. Mitchell(University of Southampton), Anthony Davis(University of Plymouth), Steven J. Rowland(University of Southampton), A.W.G. John(Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey), Daniel McGonigle(Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey), Andrea E. Russell(University of Southampton)
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Abstract
Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced annually. Countless large items of plastic debris are accumulating in marine habitats worldwide and may persist for centuries ([ 1 ][1]–[ 4 ][2]). Here we show that microscopic plastic fragments and fibers ([Fig. 1A][3]) are also widespread in the
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