Monitoring marine plastics – will we know if we are making a difference?
In the context of marine anthropogenic debris management, monitoring is essential to assess whether mitigation measures to reduce the amounts of waste plastic entering the environment are being effective. In South Africa, baselines against which changes can be assessed include data from the 1970s to...
Main Authors: | Peter G. Ryan, Lorien Pichegru, Vonica Perold, Coleen L. Moloney |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2020-05-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/7678/9944 |
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