The global odyssey of plastic pollution

Chelsea M. Rochman; Timothy Hoellein

doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.ABC4428

The global odyssey of plastic pollution

Chelsea M. Rochman
, Timothy Hoellein

Department of Biology

University of Toronto

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Original language	American English
Journal	Science
Volume	368
Issue number	6496
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/SCIENCE.ABC4428
State	Published - Jun 12 2020

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Environmental Sciences
Environmental Health and Protection

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