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Surveilling Marine Litter from Space Becomes a Reality

14 June 2024 (English)

Cózar, A, Arias, M. et al. Proof of Concept for a new sensor to monitor marine litter from space. Nature Communications, 15, 4637 (2024)

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VIGILAR DESDE EL ESPACIO LA CONTAMINACIÓN MARINA POR BASURAS SE CONVIERTE EN UNA REALIDAD

14 de junio 2024 (en Castellano)

Cózar, A, Arias, M. et al. Proof of Concept for a new sensor to monitor marine litter from space. Nature Comm., 15, 4637 (2024)

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A FULL PICTURE OF THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF OCEAN LITTER

10 June 2021 (English and Spanish)

Morales-Caselles et al., 2021. An inshore-offshore sorting system revealed from global classification of ocean litter. Nature Sustainability, doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00720-8

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EUROPE’S CONTRIBUTION TO OCEAN PLASTIC

10 June 2021 (English and Spanish)

González-Fernández et al., 2021. Floating macrolitter leaked from Europe to the ocean. Nature Sustainability, doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00722-6

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Ocean Current Dumps Plastic in Remote Arctic Waters / Una gran corriente oceánica acumula plástico en las lejanas aguas árticas

19 April 2017 (in English and Spanish)

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A large conveyor belt transfers floating plastic waste to the remote Arctic Ocean / Una gran cinta transportadora de residuos plásticos hacia el Océano Ártico

19 April 2017 (in English and Spanish)

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Agriculture, a forgotten source of marine plastic pollution: a new study reveals its global impact

2 June, 2025 (in English and Spanish)

Morales-Caselles, C., Viejo, J., Montero, E., & Cózar, A. (2025). Agricultural plastics as marine pollutants: Empirical evidence from inland and coastal field surveys. iScience, 28 (6), 112701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.11270

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