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Below the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: More Garbage

Eos 2020 1 citation ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Mara Johnson-Groh

Summary

This popular science piece describes new research finding substantial quantities of microplastics in the deep ocean below the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The article explains how microplastics sink and accumulate at depth, extending the pollution problem well below what surface surveys can detect.

Study Type Environmental

New research is finding there’s more to marine debris than just what appears near the ocean surface, including tons of microplastics extending hundreds of meters into the deep.

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