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Quantifying fluxes of microplastics from the magdalena river into the caribbean sea

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026
Angie Aleman, Lina Zapata, Álvarez-Silva Óscar, Marius Becker, Yamirka Rojas-Agramonte, Christian Winter, Jose Riascos

Summary

This study quantified how many microplastics the Magdalena River — Colombia's largest river — carries into the Caribbean Sea, establishing a baseline for understanding South America's contribution to marine plastic pollution. River-to-ocean flux measurements like this are essential for building accurate global models of how plastic pollution accumulates in marine ecosystems.

Study Type Environmental

Quantifying fluxes of microplastics from the magdalena river into the caribbean sea

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