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American Institute of Physics, Physics today, 2(68), p. 60-61

DOI: 10.1063/pt.3.2697

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The oceans’ accumulating plastic garbage

Journal article published in 2015 by Erik van Sebille ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

A piece of plastic discarded into the sea travels far and wide, carried by complex currents. Eventually, the material settles into one of five distinct garbage patches in the subtropical oceans.