A global inventory of small floating plastic debris
Work
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Microplastic debris floating at the ocean surface can harm marine life. Understanding the severity of this harm requires knowledge of plastic abundance and distributions. Dozens of expeditions measuri... more
Source: Environmental Research Letters
Authors Erik van Sebille, Chris Wilcox, Laurent Lebreton, Nikolai Maximenko, Britta Denise Hardesty +5 more
Institutions UNSW Sydney, Imperial College London, Grantham College, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere +7 more
Cites: 37
Cited by: 1,458
Related to: 10
FWCI: 32.96
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 99.99
Subfield: Pollution
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Sustainable Development Goal Life below water
Open Access status: gold
APC paid (est): $1,379