Plastic Pollution

• Main Author: Christopher K. Pham (auth)
• Other Authors: Fran (auth), Julia Reisser (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Environmental economics; modeling; impact; Lagrangian transport; Plastic; Microplastics; Marine Litter; lakes; Plastic pollution
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The presence, at sea, of large amounts of plastic and microplastics, which are sometimes invisible and results from the fragmentation of larger debris, requires an in-depth knowledge of the nature of ocean debris, its transport mechanisms, life cycle and effects on the environment. This volume provi...