Plastiglomerates from uncontrolled burning of plastic waste on Indonesian beaches contain high contents of organic pollutants
Abstract This study reports on plastiglomerate and other new forms of plastic pollution in the tropical marine continent of Indonesia. Twenty-five samples were collected from an island beach in the Java Sea where plastiglomerate, plasticrusts, and pyroplastic were formed by the uncontrolled burning...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-06-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37594-z |