Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic?

Abstract

Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced annually. Countless large items of plastic debris are accumulating in marine habitats worldwide and may persist for centuries ([ 1 ][1]–[ 4 ][2]). Here we show that microscopic plastic fragments and fibers ([Fig. 1A][3]) are also widespread in the

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Publication Info

Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 304
Issue: 5672
Pages: 838-838
Citations: 6910
Access: Closed

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