Widespread Floating Plastic Debris Found in the Western North Atlantic Ocean

Despite growing awareness of the problem of plastic pollution in the world's oceans, little solid scientific information existed to illustrate the nature and scope of the issue until a team of researchers from Sea Education Association (SEA), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and the University of Hawaii (UH) published a study of plastic marine debris in the latest issue of the journal Science.

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Keywords: DEBRIS, POLLUTION, NORTHWEST ATLANTIC

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Related Topics: Northwest Atlantic, Pollution and Degradation

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