Wasting the North Sea? - A field-based assessment of anthropogenic macrolitter loads and emission rates of three German tributaries.
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Summary
A detailed assessment of macrolitter in the transitional waters of three major North Sea tributaries: Ems, Weser, and Elbe revealed spatio-temporal variability and distinct pollution levels for each compartment, which deviate considerably from previous model estimates of plastic loads discharged by these three rivers.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2020-03-18
- Cited by
- 72
- References
- 38
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W3011183490
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Keywords
Tributary, Environmental science, Hydrology (agriculture), Litter, Benthic zone
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