Comment on “The missing ocean plastic sink: Gone with the rivers”
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abl6433
Abstract: Weiss et al. (Reports, 2 July 2021, p. 107) incorrectly conclude that the residence time for floating microplastic stock at the ocean surface is ~2.4 years. We contend that this conclusion is fundamentally flawed, because… read more here.
Keywords: plastic sink; sink gone; missing ocean; plastic ... See more keywords
Response to Comment on “The missing ocean plastic sink: Gone with the rivers”
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abm7305
Abstract: Mai et al. are mistaken in their assertions that we incorrectly calculated the residence time for floating microplastic stock at the ocean surface, and that most of our results are not novel. Their claim that… read more here.
Keywords: plastic sink; sink gone; response comment; missing ocean ... See more keywords