Marine pollution bulletin
Microplastics and POPs on the Southwestern Atlantic deep-sea floor: a study of megafauna and sediments.
Gabriel Stefanelli-Silva, Marcelo R S de Melo, Diego R C Pascoal, Jessica Dipold, Niklaus U Wetter, Anderson Z Freitas, Satie Taniguchi, Rosalinda C Montone, Paulo Y G Sumida
Published: 202510.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.119148
Abstract
The deep sea is a historical sink for litter, but efforts to assess the human footprint in this ecosystem are relatively recent. Building upon previous works on the continental margins of the Southern Hemisphere, this study presents the first report…
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