The oceans’ accumulating plastic garbage

• Autores: Erik van Sebille
• Localización: Physics today, ISSN 0031-9228, Vol. 68, Nº. 2, 2015, pág. 60
• Idioma: inglés
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  • 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.