Coastlines the frontline against plastic pollution

7 August 2024

Sustainable impact, The Challenge, Future of the planet, Faculty of Science

Research reveals how streams and estuaries are the key to slowing the spread of plastics in our oceans.

Findings show removing plastic waste from shortlines is effective way to prevent ocean pollution.
Findings show removing plastic waste from shortlines is an effective way to prevent ocean pollution.

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Estimates of all plastics drifting in the ocean show less than ten percent of the plastics entering rivers and coastlines reaches the sutropical accumulation zones in the oceans. Associate Professor Melissa Bowen and Professor Giovanni Coco and co-authors explain their research findings.

See story with imagery and graphics mapping the plastic.

Article first published in The Conversation.

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