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Marine & Wildlife
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How Are Microplastics Transported to Polar Regions?
Eos
2019
14 citations
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Terri Cook
Summary
New computer modeling found that submerged microplastics are transported by deep ocean currents along very different routes than floating plastic debris visible on the surface. This suggests that current surface-based monitoring significantly underestimates the true distribution of plastic pollution in the global ocean.
Study Type
Environmental
New modeling indicates that global subsurface ocean currents distribute submerged microplastics along very different routes than those traveled by floating plastic debris.