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 …

Millions of tons of riverine plastic waste enter the ocean via estuaries annually. The plastics
accumulate, fragment, mix and interact with organisms in these dynamic systems, but such …

Estuarine pollution imposes rapid, increasing and lasting environmental modifications. In the
present review, especial attention is given to estuaries in South America (SA), where …

Marine debris is commonly observed everywhere in the oceans. Litter enters the seas from
both land-based sources, from ships and other installations at sea, from point and diffuse …

Plastic marine pollution in the open ocean of the southern hemisphere is largely
undocumented. Here, we report the result of a (4489km) 2424 nautical mile transect through …

Composition and abundance of persistent buoyant litter (plastics, polystyrene and
manufactured wood) were investigated at riversides and on adjacent coastal beaches of four …

Results from the first large-scale survey of floating natural (NMD) and anthropogenic (AMD)
debris (> 2 cm) in the central and western part of the Mediterranean Sea are reported …

Marine plastic pollution is a global issue, from the shores to the open ocean. Understanding
the pathway and fate of plastic debris is fundamental to manage and reduce plastic …

Several studies have focused on the presence and distribution of microplastics within the
water column of coastal waters, but the dynamics of these particles in sediments have …

Worldwide, coastal systems provide some of the most productive habitats, which potentially
influence a range of marine and terrestrial ecosystems through the transfer of nutrients and …