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Changes in the Floating Plastic Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea in Relation to the Distance to La...

Changes in the Floating Plastic Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea in Relation to the Distance to La...

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Changes in the Floating Plastic Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea in Relation to the Distance to Land

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Changes in the Floating Plastic Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea in Relation to the Distance to Land

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2016-08, Vol.11 (8), p.e0161581-e0161581

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

The composition, size distribution, and abundance of floating plastic debris in surface waters of the Mediterranean Sea were analyzed in relation to distance to land. We combined data from previously published reports with an intensive sampling in inshore waters of the Northwestern Mediterranean. The highest plastic concentrations were found in reg...

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Changes in the Floating Plastic Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea in Relation to the Distance to Land

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1813899420

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1813899420

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0161581

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