Plastic litter in the oceans. Most of it has gone missing, but it might just be transformed… or transported

Q4 Physics and Astronomy

Europhysics News Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1051/epn/2023303

M. Mercier, M. Poulain-Zarcos, Y. Ourmières, J. Ghiglione, A. ter Halle

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Abstract

The balance between the leakage and abundance of plastic in the world’s oceans remains a current topic of debate [1], which renders difficult the understanding of the cycle of plastic on Earth [2]. We discuss recent findings and their implications on the missing plastic waste paradigm.

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海洋中的塑料垃圾。大部分都不见了，但可能只是被改造了，或者被转移了

世界海洋中塑料的泄漏和丰富之间的平衡仍然是当前争论的话题[1]，这使得对地球上塑料循环的理解变得困难[2]。我们讨论了最近的发现及其对缺失的塑料废物范式的影响。

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