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Front. Mar. Sci., 29 February 2024
Sec. Marine Pollution
Volume 11 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1378942

Corrigendum: Distribution patterns of floating microplastics in open and coastal waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Ionian, Aegean, and Levantine Seas)

This article is a correction to:

  1. Distribution Patterns of Floating Microplastics in Open and Coastal Waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Ionian, Aegean, and Levantine Seas)

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Argyro Adamopoulou,Argyro Adamopoulou1,2Christina Zeri*Christina Zeri1*Francesca GaraventaFrancesca Garaventa3Chiara GambardellaChiara Gambardella3Christos IoakeimidisChristos Ioakeimidis4Elli PittaElli Pitta1
  • 1Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Anavyssos, Greece
  • 2Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, Greece
  • 3National Research Council, Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in the Marine Environment (CNR-IAS), Genoa, Italy
  • 4UN Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP), Athens, Greece

A Corrigendum on
Distribution patterns of floating microplastics in open and coastal waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Ionian, Aegean, and Levantine Seas)

By Adamopoulou A, Zeri C, Garaventa F, Gambardella C, Ioakeimidis C and Pitta E (2021) Front. Mar. Sci. 8:699000. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.699000

Additional Affiliation(s)

In the published article, there was an error regarding the affiliation(s) for [Argyro Adamopoulou]. As well as having affiliation(s) [1], they should also have [Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis, 15784 Zografou, Greece].

The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.

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Keywords: plastics, marine litter, seasurface, windrows, surface slicks, sources, OpenSpecy, FT-IR

Citation: Adamopoulou A, Zeri C, Garaventa F, Gambardella C, Ioakeimidis C and Pitta E (2024) Corrigendum: Distribution patterns of floating microplastics in open and coastal waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Ionian, Aegean, and Levantine Seas). Front. Mar. Sci. 11:1378942. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1378942

Received: 30 January 2024; Accepted: 06 February 2024;
Published: 29 February 2024.

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*Correspondence: Christina Zeri, Y2hyaXNAaGNtci5ncg==

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