Transnational Plastics: An Australian Case for Global Action

Transnational Plastics: An Australian Case for Global Action

Mitigating plastic pollution requires strong international cooperation because significant volumes of plastic waste are transported across jurisdictions both as waste exports and drifting ocean plastics (OP). Here we estimate which nations are (1) sources for overseas OP reaching Australian waters a...

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Main Authors: Ronen Galaiduk, Laurent Lebreton, Erika Techera, Julia Reisser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
marine pollution
marine debris
plastic pollution
Australia
connectivity
ocean currents
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00115/full

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