Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6359980 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Plastic marine pollution accumulates in the South Pacific subtropical gyre. ⺠Ocean current models can be used to find accumulation zones of plastic pollution. ⺠Sea state can affect the vertical distribution of microplastic particles.
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Authors
Marcus Eriksen, Nikolai Maximenko, Martin Thiel, Anna Cummins, Gwen Lattin, Stiv Wilson, Jan Hafner, Ann Zellers, Samuel Rifman,