The presence of microplastic at open ocean is a well documented fact. Microplastic is considered as plastic fragments below 5 mm length. These microplastics can proceed from macroplastic fragmentation (secondary microplastic) or from virgin pellets (primary microplastic).
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Vega-Moreno, D., Abaroa-Pérez, B., & Hernández-Brito, J. J. (2020). Analysis of Marine Microplastics in the Water Column Sampled up to 300 M Depth. In Springer Water (pp. 139–144). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_22
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