Marine plastic debris floating on the ocean surface is a major environmental problem.
However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste …

The fate of plastics that enter the ocean is a longstanding puzzle. Recent estimates of the
oceanic input of plastic are one to two orders of magnitude larger than the amount measured …

Exchange of material across the nearshore region, extending from the shoreline to a few
kilometers offshore, determines the concentrations of pathogens and nutrients near the …

Global coastlines potentially contain significant amounts of plastic debris, with harmful
implications for marine and coastal ecosystems, fisheries and tourism. However, the global …

Plastic is the most abundant type of marine litter and it is found in all of the world's oceans
and seas, even in remote areas far from human activities. It is a major concern because …

Microplastic debris ending up at the sea surface has become a known major environmental
issue. However, how microplastic particles move and when they sink in the ocean remains …

Plastic pollution has been reported in the North Atlantic Ocean since the 1970s, yet limited
data over subsequent decades pose challenges when assessing spatio-temporal trends in …

Buoyant microplastic in the ocean can be submerged to deeper layers through biofouling
and the consequent loss of buoyancy or by wind‐induced turbulent mixing at the ocean …

Estimates of plastic inputs into the ocean are orders of magnitude larger than what is found
in the surface waters. This can be due to discrepancies in the sources of plastic released …

Microplastic particles move three-dimensionally through the ocean, but modeling studies
often do not consider size-dependent vertical transport processes. In addition, microplastic …