Rivers as Plastic Reservoirs
Land-based plastic waste, carried to the sea through rivers, is considered a main source of marine plastic pollution. However, most plastics that leak into the environment never make it into the ocean. Only a small fraction of plastics that are found in the terrestrial and aquatic compartments of ri...
Main Authors: | Tim van Emmerik, Yvette Mellink, Rahel Hauk, Kryss Waldschläger, Louise Schreyers |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Water |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2021.786936/full |
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