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Plastic pollution in the South Pacific subtropical gyre

2013589 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Marcus Eriksen · Spaulding Hospital

Nikolai Maximenko · Pacific International Center for High Technology Research

Martín Thiel · Universidad Católica del Norte

Jan Hafner · University of Hawaii System

Topics & Keywords

Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Municipal Solid Waste Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volume 68, Issue 1-2, pp. 71-76

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.12.021

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 20.45

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