Message in a bottle: Open source technology to track the movement of plastic pollution.

Message in a bottle: Open source technology to track the movement of plastic pollution.

Rivers worldwide are now acting as major transport pathways for plastic pollution and discharge large quantities of waste into the ocean. Previous oceanographic modelling and current drifter data have been used to predict the movement and accumulation of plastic pollution in the marine environment,...

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Main Authors: Emily M Duncan, Alasdair Davies, Amy Brooks, Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury, Brendan J Godley, Jenna Jambeck, Taylor Maddalene, Imogen Napper, Sarah E Nelms, Craig Rackstraw, Heather Koldewey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242459

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242459

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