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A First Attempt at Modeling the Global Reservoir of Plastic in Biota: A Case Study With Sea Turtles
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This study developed a first-attempt global model to estimate the reservoir of plastic debris residing within marine biota, using sea turtles as a case study. The work contributes to reconciling the fate of plastic in the global ocean by quantifying how much plastic is stored within marine animal populations.
Marine wildlife ingest plastic, making them a reservoir for plastic debris. To date, we lack estimates of how much plastic resides within marine animals globally, making it difficult to reconcile the fate of plastic in the global ocean. To help fill t
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