Rapporten

http://www.unep.org/yearbook/2011/pdfs/plastic_debris_in_the_ocean.pdf

Plasticverontreiniging van de Oceanen
Dr. Hans van Weenen / Ir. Siem Haffmans. Deze verkennende studie is uitgevoerd met ondersteuning van de Adessium Foundation.

Plastic soep komt op ons bord
Jan Andries van Franeker, maritiem bioloog en werkzaam bij de Texelse afdeling ecosystemen van IMARES (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies).

Plastic Waste: Ecological and Human Health Impacts
Science for Envrionment Policy. DG Environmennt News Alert Service. November 2011

PLASTIC WASTE IN THE ENVIRONMENT
BIO Intelligence Service/AEA Technology /Institute for European Environmental Policy

ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF MICROPLASTICS
Maria Gorycka (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 2009)

Marine Litter Technical Recommendations for the Implementation of MSFD Requirements
MSFD GES Technical Subgroup on Marine Litter

Plastics on the Sargasso Sea Surface
Carpenter, E.J., en Smith, K.L.:, Science, Vol. 5, 12 March, 1972, 1240-1241.

Microplastic Litter in the Dutch Marine Environment
Providing facts and analysis for Dutch policymakers concerned with marine microplastic litter 1203772-000 © Deltares, 2011
H.A. Leslie (Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University)
M.D. van der Meulen (Deltares)
F.M. Kleissen (Deltares)
A.D. Vethaak (Deltares; Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University)

Experimental degradation of polymer shopping bags (standard and degradable plastic, and biodegradable) in the gastrointestinal fluids of sea turtles
Kathe Townsend (School of Biological Sciences, Moreton Bay Research Station, The University of Queensland) Christin Müller & Jörg Matschullat (Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg)

Marine Debris as a Global Environmental Problem
Introducing a solutions based framework focused on plastic. A STAP (Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel) information document. November 2011

Microplastics in the marine environment (uit Marine Pollution Bulletin)
Anthony L. Andrady , Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Enginering, North Carolina State University.

Accumulations of microplastic on shorelines worldwide: sources and sinks
Mark Anthony Browne, Phillip Crump, Stewart J. Niven, Emma Louise Teuten, Andrew Tonkin, Tamara Galloway, and Richard C. Thompson
Environ. Sci. Technol., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/es201811s • Publication Date (Web): 06 September 2011