The Arctic Ocean as a dead end for floating plastics in the North Atlantic branch of the Thermohaline Circulation

The subtropical ocean gyres are recognized as great marine accummulation zones of floating plastic debris; however, the possibility of plastic accumulation at polar latitudes has been overlooked because of the lack of nearby pollution sources. In the present study, the Arctic Ocean was extensively s...

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Published in:Sci Adv
Main Authors: Cózar, Andrés, Martí, Elisa, Duarte, Carlos M., García-de-Lomas, Juan, van Sebille, Erik, Ballatore, Thomas J., Eguíluz, Victor M., González-Gordillo, J. Ignacio, Pedrotti, Maria L., Echevarría, Fidel, Troublè, Romain, Irigoien, Xabier
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5397136/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28439534
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600582
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