Plastitar records in marine coastal environments worldwide from 1973 to 2023

Plastics embedded in tar residues encrusting rocky coastlines were discovered on the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic Ocean) and termed “plastitar” in 2022. As plastic and tar pollution is widespread in marine pelagic and benthic habitats, it was predicted that this novel plastic form could occur on othe...

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Main Authors: Julius A. Ellrich, Sonja M. Ehlers, Shunji Furukuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1297150/full