Assessing plastic size distribution and quantity on a remote island in the South Pacific

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Nichols, EC, Lavers, JL, Archer-Rand, S, Bond, AL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2021
• Subjects: marine debris; plastic pollution; remote island; microplastic; nanoplastic; beach survey; Henderson Island; Pacific
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/37531/

Plastics are an environmental threat; however, their fate once in the pelagic environment is poorly known. We compare results from assessments of floating plastics in the South Pacific Ocean with accumulated beach plastics from Henderson Island. We also compare accumulated plastic mass on Henderson...