May 18, 2017Open Access

Abundance and composition of near surface microplastics and plastic debris in the Stockholm Archipelago, Baltic Sea

BGBerit GewertStockholm University MOMartin OgonowskiSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences ABAndreas BarthJohns Hopkins Hospital

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). The abundance of plastic debris near Stockholm was similar to urban areas in California, USA, and the overall abundance in the Stockholm Archipelago was similar to plastic abundance reported in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea.

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