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The size, mass, and composition of plastic debris in the western North Atlantic Ocean
Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2010 · Vol. 60(10) · pp. 1873–1878
Skye Morét-Ferguson✉(Sea Education Association)Kara Lavender Law(Sea Education Association)G. Proskurowski(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)Ellen Murphy(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)Emily E. Peacock(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)Christopher M. Reddy(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesDebrisPelagic zoneMarine debrisEnvironmental scienceRange (aeronautics)OceanographyPolypropyleneMicroplasticsGeologyMaterials science
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