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Why we need an international agreement on marine plastic pollution
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- Authors
- Borrelle, S. B., Rochman, C. M., Liboiron, M., Bond, A. L., Lusher, A., Bradshaw, H., & Provencher, J. F.
- Affiliations
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- Ardenna Research, Potton, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2QA, United Kingdom;
- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NO)
- Acadia University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Rochman, Chelsea M.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2017-09-19
- Volume
- 114
- Issue
- 38
- Pages
- 9994-9997
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC5617320
- OpenAlex
- W2756252857
- Cited by
- 286
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 66 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 9.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › International Maritime Law Issues
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Coastal and Marine Management
- Keywords
- marine plastic pollution, international treaties, plastic waste, marine plastic debris, global environmental governance, marine litter
- MeSH terms
- Attitude, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollution, Plastics, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Internationality, Environmental Policy
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