Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic

Lebreton, Laurent; Slat, Boyan; F. Ferrari, Francesco; Sainte-Rose, Bruno; Aitken, Jennifer; Marthouse, Robert; Hajbane, Sara; Cunsolo, Serena; Schwarz, Anna; Levivier, Aurore; Noble, Kim; Debeljak, Pavla; Maral, Hannah; I. Schoeneich-Argent, Rosanna; Brambini, Roberto; Reisser, Júlia

doi:10.1038/s41598-018-22939-w

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Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic

Published in Scientific Reports • Mar 12, 2018

Authors:

Laurent Lebreton

Boyan Slat

Francesco F. Ferrari

Abstract

Abstract Ocean plastic can persist in sea surface waters, eventually accumulating in remote areas of the world’s oceans. Here we characterise and quantify a major ocean plastic accumulation zone formed in subtropical waters between California and Hawaii: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). Our m...

Subject

Garbage

Biology

Computer science

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