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Are litter, plastic and microplastic quantities increasing in the ocean?

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dc.contributor.authorGalgani, Francois
dc.contributor.authorBrien, Aleke Stoefen-o
dc.contributor.authorWeis, Judith
dc.contributor.authorIoakeimidis, Christos
dc.contributor.authorSchuyler, Qamar
dc.contributor.authorMakarenko, Iryna
dc.contributor.authorGriffiths, Huw
dc.contributor.authorBondareff, Joan
dc.contributor.authorVethaak, Dick
dc.contributor.authorDeidun, Alan
dc.contributor.authorSobral, Paula
dc.contributor.authorTopouzelis, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorVlahos, Penny
dc.contributor.authorLana, Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorHassellov, Martin
dc.contributor.authorGerigny, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorArsonina, Bera
dc.contributor.authorAmbulkar, Archis
dc.contributor.authorAzzaro, Maurizio
dc.contributor.authorBebianno, Maria João
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-16T11:01:58Z
dc.date.available2021-03-16T11:01:58Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractWhilst both plastic production and inputs at sea have increased since the 1950s, several modelling studies predict a further increase in the coming years in these respective quantities. We compiled scientific literature on trends in marine litter, consisting largely of plastic and microplastics in the ocean, understanding that monitoring programs or assessments for these aspects are varied, frequently focusing on limited components of the marine environment in different locations, and covering a wide spectrum of marine litter types, with limited standardization. Here we discuss how trends in the amounts of litter in the marine environment can be compared with the information provided by models. Increasing amounts of plastic are found in some regions, especially in remote areas, but many repeated surveys and monitoring efforts have failed to demonstrate any consistent real temporal trend. An observed steady state situation of plastic quantities in many marine compartments and the fate and transport of plastic in the marine environment remain areas for much needed further research.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s43591-020-00002-8pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15232
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPlastic pollutionpt_PT
dc.subjectMarine litterpt_PT
dc.subjectMicroplasticspt_PT
dc.subjectTrendspt_PT
dc.subjectMonitoringpt_PT
dc.titleAre litter, plastic and microplastic quantities increasing in the ocean?pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleMicroplastics and Nanoplasticspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume1pt_PT
person.familyNameBebianno
person.givenNameMaria
person.identifier.ciencia-id2B11-46AC-B94B
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1492-8566
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7004152715
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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