Floating plastic debris in the Mediterranean

Plastics on the Sargasso Sea Surface

Edward J. Carpenter, K.L. Smith · Science · 1972 · 1.6K citations

Natural Sciences, Marine Sciences, Oceanography +13

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

Plastic pellets on New Zealand beaches

Murray R. Gregory · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 1977 · 148 citations

Natural Sciences, Marine Sciences, Coastal Engineering +8

Plastic pellets on the coast of Lebanon

J. G. Shiber · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 1979 · 130 citations

Natural Sciences, Fisheries, Marine Sciences +10