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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2025

Long-Term Changes in the Abundance, Size, and Morphotype of Marine Plastics in the North Pacific.

Kentaro Miyazono, Kazuaki Tadokoro, Gajahin G N Thushari, Hiroomi Miyamoto, Akinori Takasuka, Mikio Watai, Tohya Yasuda, Takuya Sato, Rei Yamashita, Taketoshi Kodama and 1 more

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Kentaro MiyazonoGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Kazuaki TadokoroJapan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 3-27-5 Shinhama-cho, Shiogama, Miyagi 985-0001, Japan.
Gajahin G N ThushariGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Hiroomi MiyamotoJapan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-12-4, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, Japan.
Akinori TakasukaGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Mikio WataiJapan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-12-4, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, Japan.
Tohya YasudaJapan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-12-4, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1493-4715
Takuya SatoGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Rei YamashitaAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6000-0155
Taketoshi KodamaGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Kazutaka TakahashiGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5846-0240

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of microplastics on the ocean surface is crucial for assessing their impact on marine ecosystems and human health; however, long-term fluctuations have not been extensively studied. We present a long-term empirical data set on floating marine plastic debris collected from 1949 to 2020 around Japan in the western North Pacific. We observed three phases: 1) a period of increase (0-10

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PlasticsEcosystemEnvironmental MonitoringJapanMicroplasticsPacific OceanSeawaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalMicroplasticsPlasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalfragmentationmicroplasticPacific decadal oscillationplastic pollutionsedimentation

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PMID40010710
PMCPMC11912323

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