Basin-scale sources and pathways of microplastic that ends up in the Galápagos Archipelago

van Sebille, Erik; Delandmeter, Philippe; Schofield, John; Hardesty, Britta Denise; Jones, Jen; Donnelly, Andy

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-1341-2019

Articles | Volume 15, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-1341-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-1341-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 5

Research article

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14 Oct 2019

Research article |

| 14 Oct 2019

Basin-scale sources and pathways of microplastic that ends up in the Galápagos Archipelago

Erik van Sebille, Philippe Delandmeter, John Schofield, Britta Denise Hardesty, Jen Jones, and Andy Donnelly

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RC1: 'some comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Jul 2019
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 1', Erik van Sebille, 05 Aug 2019
RC2: 'Invited review', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Jul 2019
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Erik van Sebille, 05 Aug 2019

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AR by Erik van Sebille on behalf of the Authors (05 Aug 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (07 Aug 2019) by Matthew Hecht

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (04 Sep 2019)

ED: Publish as is (11 Sep 2019) by Matthew Hecht

AR by Erik van Sebille on behalf of the Authors (12 Sep 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

The Galápagos Archipelago and Galápagos Marine Reserve are among the world's most iconic wildlife refuges. Yet, plastic litter is now found even in this remote archipelago. It is unclear where this plastic originates from. In this study, we show that remote coastal sources of plastic pollution are fairly localized and limited to South American and Central American coastlines. Identifying how plastic ends up in the Galápagos aids integrated management opportunities to reduce plastic pollution.