Microplastics in the oceans: the solutions lie on land
There are 5,250 billion* plastic particles floating on the surface on the world’s seas and oceans, equivalent to 268,940 metric tons of waste. These fragments move with the currents before washing up on beaches, islands, coral atolls or one of the five great ocean gyres. As early as 2010, Tara Exped...
Main Authors: | André Abreu, Maria Luiza Pedrotti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Institut Veolia Environnement
2019-03-01
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Series: | Field Actions Science Reports |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/5290 |
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