Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic?

Science

Volumn 304, Issue 5672, 2004, Pages 838-

  Thompson, Richard C ^a   Olson, Ylva ^a   Mitchell, Richard P ^a   Davis, Anthony ^a   Rowland, Steven J ^a   John, Anthony W G ^b   McGonigle, Daniel ^c   Russell, Andrea E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD CHAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

EID: 2442528873     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1094559     Document Type: Article

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8. We thank C. Hoare, R. Ticehurst, G. Mandair, and F. Birembaut for help with sample collection and analysis. Supported by the Leverhulme Trust, UK.