Multidecadal increase in plastic particles in coastal ocean sediments - Science Advances

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Multidecadal increase in plastic particles in coastal ocean sediments - Science Advances

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Summary

We analyzed coastal sediments of the Santa Barbara Basin, California, for historical changes in microplastic deposition using a box core that spanned 1834–2009. The sediment was visually sorted for plastic, and a subset was confirmed as plastic polymers via F…

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