Exponential increase of plastic burial in mangrove sediments as a major plastic sink
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz5593
Abstract: Exponentially increasing burial rates of microplastics since the 1950s confirm mangrove sediments as long-term sinks. Sequestration of plastics in sediments is considered the ultimate sink of marine plastic pollution that would justify unexpectedly low loads… read more here.
Keywords: plastic; exponential increase; mangrove sediments; plastic burial ... See more keywords