articleEnvironmental Science & TechnologyApr 8, 2010Closed access

Spatial Patterns of Plastic Debris along Estuarine Shorelines

MAMark A. Oakley BrowneTSTamara S. GallowayRCRichard C. Thompson

University of Exeter

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Abstract

The human population generates vast quantities of waste material. Macro (>1 mm) and microscopic (

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Keywords
  • Debris
  • Microplastics
  • Environmental science
  • Sediment
  • Spatial distribution
  • Estuary
  • Population
  • Spatial ecology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life below water
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