Seine Plastic Debris Transport Tenfolded During Increased River Discharge

Seine Plastic Debris Transport Tenfolded During Increased River Discharge

Rivers transport land-based plastic waste into the ocean. Current efforts to quantify riverine plastic emission come with uncertainty as field observations are scarce. One of the challenging aspects is the lack of consistent measurement methods that allow for comparing rivers over space and time. Re...

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Main Authors: Tim van Emmerik, Romain Tramoy, Caroline van Calcar, Soline Alligant, Robin Treilles, Bruno Tassin, Johnny Gasperi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
plastic pollution
plastic pollution monitoring
hydrology
marine plastic debris
river plastic
France
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00642/full

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