Abundance of non-conservative microplastics in the upper ocean from 1957 to 2066
The spatio-temporal distributions of these plastics are not fully characterized. Here the authors examined the sources, sinks and pathways and projected microplastic concentrations for 2066 and found that most plastics accumulate in the North Pacific, with the highest concentrations predicted in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08316-9 |