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Springer textbooks in earth sciences, geography and environment 2023 19 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Kathryn Berry, Nora Hall, Kay Critchell, Kayi Chan, Beaudin Bennett, Munro Mortimer, Phoebe Lewis

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This book chapter reviews the distribution, sources, and impacts of plastic debris across marine environments, covering beach, surface, water column, and seafloor habitats with photographic documentation. It provides a broad overview of how plastic pollution pervades all zones of the ocean.

Figure 9.1 Plastic debris is ubiquitous in the marine environment, some examples include a plastic found washed up on beaches b floating on the water's surface c floating within the water column d and deposited on the seafloor.Photos: A. Malmgren (a), K. Berry (b-d) .Figure 9.6 7 Box 9.3: AWI scientists sample a melt pond on Arctic sea ice, discovering record levels of microplastics.Photo: Mar Fernandez/Alfred Wegener-Institute 2 Ecowatch 2020 7 https://www.ecowatch.com/antarctica-microplastics-sea-ice-2645809545.html?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2. 1 The Conversation 2019 7 https://theconversation.com/microplastics-may-affect-how-arctic-sea

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