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Plastic litter in the oceans. Most of it has gone missing, but it might just be transformed… or transported
Europhysics news2023
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Marie Poulain-Zarcos,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Matthieu Mercier,
Matthieu Mercier,
Matthieu Mercier,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Marie Poulain-Zarcos,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Matthieu Mercier,
Marie Poulain-Zarcos,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Y. Ourmiéres,
Y. Ourmiéres,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Matthieu Mercier,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Marie Poulain-Zarcos,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Matthieu Mercier,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Jean-François, Ghiglione,
Alexandra ter Halle
Alexandra ter Halle
Summary
This review examines the ongoing debate over the apparent 'missing plastic' paradox in the world's oceans, where estimated plastic leakage greatly exceeds measured surface abundance. The authors discuss recent findings suggesting that plastic may be transformed through fragmentation and degradation or transported to deep ocean and coastal sediments rather than accumulating at the surface.
The balance between the leakage and abundance of plastic in the world’s oceans remains a current topic of debate [1], which renders difficult the understanding of the cycle of plastic on Earth [2]. We discuss recent findings and their implications on the missing plastic waste paradigm.