The pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris: a review.
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Summary
The deleterious effects of plastic debris on the marine environment were reviewed by bringing together most of the literature published so far on the topic, and a variety of approaches are urgently required to mitigate the problem.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2002-09-01
- Cited by
- 3,564
- References
- 135
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- https://openalex.org/W2160330414
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Keywords
Marine debris, Debris, Plastic pollution, Microplastics, Environmental science
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- Measurement of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in plastic resin pellets from remote islands: toward establishment of background concentrations for International Pellet Watch.
- Plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in Iceland.
- Quantification of toxic metals derived from macroplastic litter on Ookushi Beach, Japan.
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- Macrodebris and microplastics from beaches in Slovenia.
- Litter and seabirds found across a longitudinal gradient in the South Pacific Ocean.
- Do wastewater treatment plants act as a potential point source of microplastics? Preliminary study in the coastal Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea.
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