Global mass of buoyant marine plastics dominated by large long-lived debris

Global mass of buoyant marine plastics dominated by large long-lived debris

The fate of plastics that enter the ocean is a longstanding puzzle. Recent estimates of the oceanic input of plastic are one to two orders of magnitude larger than the amount measured floating at the surface. This discrepancy could be due to overestimation of input estimates, processes removing plastic from the surface ocean or fragmentation and degradation. [Lire plus…]

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