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Deep-ocean seafloor islands of plastics

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Summary

Deep-ocean sediment transport processes concentrate microplastics into underwater islands or hotspots, similar to how they concentrate fine organic particles, making the deep seafloor a major repository for plastic pollution.

Study Type Environmental

The processes controlling sediment transport also concentrate microplastics

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