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The vertical distribution of buoyant plastics at sea: an observationalstudy in the North Atlantic Gyre
Reisser, Julia Wiener; Slat, Boyan; Noble, Kimberly Denise; Plessis, Katherine Du; Epp, Meredith; Proietti, Maíra Carneiro; Sonneville, Jan de; Becker, Thomas; Pattiaratchi, Charitha (2015)Millimetre-sized plastics are numerically abundant and widespread across the world’s ocean surface. These buoyant macroscopic particles can be mixed within the upper water column by turbulent transport. Models indicate ...