Regional Report on plastic pollution in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1962-2019

This report synthesizes the findings of 57 published articles, unpublished datasets, and grey literature reports (Appendix 1). Unlike existing regional studies2 that use a single key metric to report plastic pollution figures and trends or that simply list all known findings, Regional report on plas...

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Main Authors: Liboiron, Max, Duman, Nadia, Bond, Alexander Lyons, Liboiron, Frank, Ammendolia, Justine, Hawkins, Kaitlyn, Wells, Emily, Melvin, Jessica, Dawe, Natalya, Novacefski, Melissa
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2020
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Online Access:https://research.library.mun.ca/15035/
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Summary:This report synthesizes the findings of 57 published articles, unpublished datasets, and grey literature reports (Appendix 1). Unlike existing regional studies2 that use a single key metric to report plastic pollution figures and trends or that simply list all known findings, Regional report on plastic pollution in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1962-2019 aims to create a thicker description of plastics at a regional scale to encompasses all sources, data, and types of information on plastics.