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Tracing marine litter sources along the Barcelona coastline: Insights from observations and numerical modelling.
Ivan Hernandez, Leidy M Castro-Rosero, Oriol Uviedo, William P de Haan, María Liste, Anna Sanchez-Vidal, Manuel Espino, Jose M Alsina
Published: 202610.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118876
Abstract
Plastic debris concentrations in Barcelona coastal waters are among the highest in the Mediterranean Sea, comparable to those observed in subtropical gyres. This study quantifies the marine litter budget and fluxes along the Barcelona coastline using…
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