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Plastics collected in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The composition of more than 6000 pieces of hard plastic – large than 5 centimeters – collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Nets and ropes are not included. Potential sources linked to the fishing industry are shown in blue.
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Lebreton (2022)
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