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We analysed data from 29,798 clean-ups around the world to uncover some of the worst litter hotspots
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Roman, L and Hardesty, BD and Wilcox, C, We analysed data from 29,798 clean-ups around the world to uncover some of the worst litter hotspots, The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 16 September (2021) [Magazine Article]
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Abstract
Coastal litter is a big environmental problem. But how does this litter differ around the world, and
why? In the first global analysis of its kind, we set out to answer those questions using data collected
by thousands of citizen scientists.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Magazine Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | plastic pollution, global, marine debris, single use plastic, citizen science |
| Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
| Research Group: | Pollution and contamination |
| Research Field: | Pollution and contamination not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Group: | Marine systems and management |
| Objective Field: | Marine systems and management not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Roman, L (Dr Lauren Roman) |
| ID Code: | 146623 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Deposited By: | Ecology and Biodiversity |
| Deposited On: | 2021-09-17 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-09-20 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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