Human Activity and Ocean Dynamics Shape Atlantic Microplastics

Subject of Research: Earth Science

Article Title: Human Activity and Ocean Dynamics Shape Atlantic Microplastics

Article References: Goßmann, I., Simon-Sánchez, L., Meyerjürgens, J., Lorenz, C., Arulananthan, A., Wu, F., Primpke, S., Gerdts, G., Vollertsen, J., & Vianello, A. (2025). Anthropogenic sources and oceanographic dynamics control the microplastic distribution in the Atlantic Ocean. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), Article 836. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02842-9

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DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02842-9

Keywords: Atlantic Ocean environmental studies, combating ocean pollution through research, effects of microplastics on marine life, environmental pollution from plastics, human impact on ocean ecosystems, impact of human activity on marine environments, microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean, ocean dynamics and microplastics, research on ocean pollution, solutions for microplastic pollution, sources of ocean microplastics, sustainability and marine conservation