Plastic particle pollution has been shown to be almost completely ubiquitous within our
surrounding environment. This ubiquity in combination with a variety of unique properties …

Because paint particles consist of a resin (polymer) combined with one or more additives,
they bear compositional similarities with microplastics. Despite these shared characteristics …

Although microplastics are known to pervade the global seafloor, the processes that control
their dispersal and concentration in the deep sea remain largely unknown. Here, we show …

Plastic floating at the ocean surface, estimated at tens to hundreds of thousands of metric
tons, represents only a small fraction of the estimated several million metric tons annually …

This paper focuses on the issue of the finite-region H∞ asynchronous control scheme,
which is devoted to the transient behavior of a class of two-dimensional Markov jump …

Global coastlines potentially contain significant amounts of plastic debris, with harmful
implications for marine and coastal ecosystems, fisheries and tourism. However, the global …

Microplastic contamination of the benthic invertebrate fauna in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea,
Antarctica) was determined. Twelve macrobenthic species, characterized by different …

Abstract Currently, 60–80% of litter is plastic, and almost 10% ends up in the ocean directly
or indirectly. Plastics often suffer from photooxidation producing microplastics and these …

Pollution by large-sized plastics and microplastic debris is widespread in all Earth
environments, also threatening marine ecosystems worldwide. In this study we determine …

We present here the first estimates of floating macro-litter in surface waters from the Rhone
River, based on monthly visual observations during 1-year period (2016–2017). Plastic …