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Plastic Hotspots

Plastic Hotspots is a geospatial construct that identifies specific regions within the environment where the concentration, accumulation, or emission of plastic waste is significantly higher than surrounding areas, serving as critical focal points for pollution mitigation and monitoring efforts.

11

Publications

549

Citations

59

Authors

30

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

11

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Publications

11

Microplastic hotspots in the Snake and Lower Columbia rivers: A journey from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to the Pacific Ocean

Kirsten J. Kapp, Ellen Yeatman · Environmental Pollution · 2018 · 216 citations · Full text

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Schoolchildren discover hotspots of floating plastic litter in rivers using a large-scale collaborative approach

Tim Kiessling, Katrin Knickmeier, Katrin Kruse et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2021 · 54 citations · Full text

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Plastic Hotspot Mapping in Urban Water Systems

Paolo Tasseron, Hestia Zinsmeister, Liselotte Rambonnet et al. · Geosciences · 2020 · 52 citations · Full text

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Underwater hidden microplastic hotspots: Historical ocean dumping sites

Soeun Eo, Sang Hee Hong, Young Kyoung Song et al. · Water Research · 2022 · 39 citations

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Defining plastic pollution hotspots

Paolo Tasseron, Tim van Emmerik, Paul Vriend et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2024 · 34 citations · Full text

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Authors

59

  1. TV
    Tim van Emmerik

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    3 publications · 119 citations

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  2. YM
    Yvette Mellink

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    2 publications · 67 citations

    2

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  3. PT
    Paolo Tasseron

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    2 publications · 86 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. LG
    Luca Gallitelli

    Roma Tre University, Italy

    1 publications · 15 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. IF
    Indradhi Faisal Ibrahim

    Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

    1 publications · 24 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

30

  1. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    425 citations

  2. Instituto Español de Oceanografía

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    160 citations

  3. Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    68 citations

  4. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    66 citations

  5. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    108 citations

  6. Roma Tre University

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  7. Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

    The Hague, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  8. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

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Venues

  1. The Science of The Total Environment

    2 publications · 88 citations

    2

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  2. Marine Pollution Bulletin

    2 publications · 53 citations

    2

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  3. Frontiers in Environmental Science

    1 publications · 33 citations

    1

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  4. Scientific Reports

    1 publications · 24 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Water Research

    1 publications · 39 citations

    1

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