An inshore–offshore sorting system revealed from global classification of ocean litter

An inshore–offshore sorting system revealed from global classification of ocean litter

The surge of research on marine litter is generating important information on its inputs, distribution and impacts, but data on the nature and origin of the litter remain scattered. Here, we harmonize worldwide litter-type inventories across seven major aquatic environments and find that a set of pl...

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Main Authors: Arroyo, G.M (Author), Bartual, A. (Author), Basurko, O.C (Author), Cózar, A. (Author), Duarte, C.M (Author), Echevarría, F. (Author), Galgani, F. (Author), Gálvez, J.A (Author), García, C.M (Author), González-Fernández, D. (Author), González-Gordillo, J.I (Author), Hanke, G. (Author), Ioakeimidis, C. (Author), Isobe, A. (Author), Lebreton, L. (Author), Mallos, N. (Author), Markalain, G. (Author), Martí, E. (Author), Montero, E. (Author), Morales-Caselles, C. (Author), Pragnell-Raasch, H. (Author), Ross, P.S (Author), Salvo, V.S (Author), van Emmerik, T. (Author), van Sebille, E. (Author), Viejo, J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Research 2021
Subjects:
Aquatic environments
Compositional difference
Fishing activities
Marine litter
Offshore oil well production
Open ocean
Relative weights
Single use
Sorting system
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