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The size, mass, and composition of plastic debris in the western North Atlantic Ocean

Morét-Ferguson, Skye, Law, Kara Lavender, Proskurowski, Giora, Murphy, Ellen K., Peacock, Emily E., Reddy, Christopher M.·2010·Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Authors: Morét-Ferguson, S., Law, K. L., Proskurowski, G., Murphy, E. K., Peacock, E. E., & Reddy, C. M.
Venue: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2010-10
Volume: 60
Issue: 10
Pages: 1873-1878
ISSN: 0025-326X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.020
OpenAlex: W2084435057
Cited by: 707
References: 4
FWCI: 14.48
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Funders: the National Science Foundation (OCE-0842727)

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