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The United States’ contribution of plastic waste to land and ocean

Plastic waste affects environmental quality and ecosystem health. In 2010, an estimated 5 to 13 million metric tons (Mt) of plastic waste entered the ocean from both developing countries with insufficient solid waste infrastructure and high-income countries with very high waste generation. We demons...

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Autores principales: Law, Kara Lavender, Starr, Natalie, Siegler, Theodore R., Jambeck, Jenna R., Mallos, Nicholas J., Leonard, George H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7608798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33127684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd0288