Exceptional and rapid accumulation of anthropogenic debris on one of the world's most remote and pristine islands

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: Lavers, JL, Bond, AL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Natl Acad Sciences 2017
• Subjects: marine debris; plastic pollution; remote island; South Pacific; Henderson Island; Pacific; The Beaches
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24336/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24336/2/116659%20-%20exceptional%20and%20rapid%20accumulation.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1619818114

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