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SUBMITTER: Lacerda ALDF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408452 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lacerda Ana L D F ALDF Rodrigues Lucas Dos S LDS van Sebille Erik E Rodrigues Fábio L FL Ribeiro Lourenço L Secchi Eduardo R ER Kessler Felipe F Proietti Maíra C MC
Scientific reports 20190308 1
Although marine plastic pollution has been the focus of several studies, there are still many gaps in our understanding of the concentrations, characteristics and impacts of plastics in the oceans. This study aimed to quantify and characterize plastic debris in oceanic surface waters of the Antarctic Peninsula. Sampling was done through surface trawls, and mean debris concentration was estimated at 1,794 items.km<sup>-2</sup> with an average weight of 27.8 g.km<sup>-2</sup>. No statistical diffe ...[more]