Nature Communications (May 2022)

The streaming of plastic in the Mediterranean Sea

  • Alberto Baudena,
  • Enrico Ser-Giacomi,
  • Isabel Jalón-Rojas,
  • François Galgani,
  • Maria Luiza Pedrotti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30572-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Plastic pollution in seas is widespread, but some areas lack the high concentrations of plastic debris. Here the authors identified places where large amounts of plastic debris pass in the Mediterranean Sea thus helping to study plastic dispersion in regions where plastic debris does not accumulate, and a tool for mitigation strategies.