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Marine Litter: Are There Solutions to This Environmental Challenge?

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Between 1950 and 2015, it is estimated that 6300 Mt of plastic waste have been produced. Of this, around the 80% ended up in landfills or in the natural environment.

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  1. School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, UK

    Richard C. Thompson

  2. Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, NA, Italy

    Francesca De Falco

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  1. IPCB, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy

    Mariacristina Cocca

  2. IPCB, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy

    Emilia Di Pace

  3. IPCB, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy

    Maria Emanuela Errico

  4. IPCB, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy

    Gennaro Gentile

  5. IAS, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Genova, Italy

    Alessio Montarsolo

  6. STIIMA, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Biella, Italy

    Raffaella Mossotti

  7. IPCB, National Research Council of Italy, Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy

    Maurizio Avella

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Thompson, R.C., De Falco, F. (2020). Marine Litter: Are There Solutions to This Environmental Challenge?. In: Cocca, M., et al. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea. ICMPMS 2019. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_8

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