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The oceans’ accumulating plastic garbage
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VanSebille2015.pdf (605.4 KB)
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Author(s)
van Sebille, E
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A piece of plastic discarded into the sea travels far and wide, carried by complex currents. Eventually, the material settles into one of five distinct garbage patches in the subtropical oceans.
Date Issued
2015-02-01
URI
DOI
ISSN
0031-9228
Start Page
60
End Page
61
Journal / Book Title
Physics Today
Volume
68
Issue
2
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© 2015 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.

The following article appeared in The oceans’ accumulating plastic garbage
Erik van Sebille Phys. Today 68, 2, 60 (2015) and may be found at http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/article/68/2/10.1063/PT.3.2697
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