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Marine debris as a “new” pollution problem was first identified in the United States in the 1980s during public education and awareness campaigns that addressed the condition of coastal beaches (Wallace 1985; Pruter 1987a; O’Hara 1990). Because coastal beaches collect debris from all sources, most studies evaluating marine debris have focused on beaches (O’Hara 1990; Ribic 1991; Cole et al. 1995).
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Ribic, C.A., Johnson, S.W., Cole, C.A. (1997). Distribution, Type, Accumulation, and Source of Marine Debris in the United States, 1989–1993. In: Coe, J.M., Rogers, D.B. (eds) Marine Debris. Springer Series on Environmental Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8486-1_5
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