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Massive occurrence of benthic plastic debris at the abyssal seafloor beneath the Kuroshio Extension, the North West Pacific

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Plastic as a Vector of Dispersion for Marine Species With Invasive Potential. A Review

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Uncertainties in global estimates of plastic waste highlight the need for monitoring frameworks

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The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris

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The world’s growing municipal solid waste: Trends and impacts

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Plastic in global rivers: are floods making it worse?

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