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Plastic Sources

Plastic Sources is a construct in environmental science that identifies and categorizes the origin points and pathways through which plastic materials enter ecosystems, distinguishing it from related concepts by focusing specifically on the inception and discharge mechanisms of plastic waste.

182

Publications

34.2K

Citations

826

Authors

398

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

155

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Publications

182

Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic?

Richard C. Thompson, Ylva S. Olsen, Richard P. Mitchell et al. · Science · 2004 · 7.5K citations

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River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

Laurent Lebreton, Joost van der Zwet, Jan-Willem Damsteeg et al. · Nature Communications · 2017 · 3.8K citations · Full text

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Plastic debris in the open ocean

Andrés Cózar, Fidel Echevarrı́a, J. Ignacio González-Gordillo et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 3.1K citations · Full text

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More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean

Lourens Meijer, Tim van Emmerik, Ruud van der Ent et al. · Science Advances · 2021 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States

Janice Brahney, Margaret Hallerud, Eric Heim et al. · Science · 2020 · 1.1K citations

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Authors

826

  1. TV
    Tim van Emmerik

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    17 publications · 2.9K citations

    16

    h-index

  2. LL
    Laurent Lebreton

    The Ocean Cleanup, Netherlands

    5 publications · 5.2K citations

    5

    h-index

  3. TS
    Tamara S. Galloway

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 772 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. PG
    Peter G. Ryan

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    4 publications · 278 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. PV
    Paul Vriend

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    4 publications · 188 citations

    4

    h-index

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Institutions

398

  1. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    17 h-index

    51 publications

    5K citations

  2. The Ocean Cleanup

    Delft, Netherlands

    10 h-index

    29 publications

    21K citations

  3. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    31 publications

    3.7K citations

  4. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    3.9K citations

  6. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

    Leipzig, Germany

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. Norwegian Institute for Water Research

    Oslo, Norway

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    3.5K citations

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Venues

  1. The Science of The Total Environment

    20 publications · 1.7K citations

    19

    h-index

  2. Marine Pollution Bulletin

    20 publications · 2.7K citations

    19

    h-index

  3. Environmental Science & Technology

    7 publications · 904 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. Environmental Pollution

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Frontiers in Marine Science

    5 publications · 329 citations

    5

    h-index

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