Debris size and buoyancy influence the dispersal distance of stranded litter.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Marine Pollution Bulletin

• Publication date

  2016-09-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.06.039PMID 27389460
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