Garbage Patches and Their Environmental Implications in a Plastisphere

This Communication reports on the increases in the sizes of garbage patches, and their environmental implications, outlining the dimensions of what is a growing problem connected with the “plastisphere”. The paper presents some data on the distribution of garbage patches in the world’s oceans and ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Walter Leal Filho, Julian Hunt, Marina Kovaleva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/11/1289