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The pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris: a review

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Authors

José G. B. Derraik · University of Otago

Topics & Keywords

Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volume 44, Issue 9, pp. 842-852

DOI: 10.1016/s0025-326x(02)00220-5

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 9.76

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