Plastic pollution: a worldwide oceanic problem.

Polystyrene Spherules in Coastal Waters

Edward J. Carpenter, Susan J. Anderson, George R. Harvey et al. · Science · 1972 · 1.1K citations

Life Sciences, Fisheries, Marine Biology +15

Plastic Particles in Surface Waters of the Northwestern Atlantic

John B. Colton, Bruce R. Burns, Frederick D. Knapp · Science · 1974 · 478 citations

Natural Sciences, Marine Sciences, Oceanography +15

Accumulation and distribution of virgin plastic granules on New Zealand beaches

Murray R. Gregory · New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research · 1978 · 251 citations

Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences +17

Laysan Albatrosses Swallow Indigestible Matter

Karl W. Kenyon, Eugene Kridler · The Auk · 1969 · 183 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Zoology +7

Floating plastic debris in the Mediterranean

Robert J. Morris · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 1980 · 113 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences +12