Pelagic tar, dissolved/dispersed petroleum hydrocarbons and plastic distribution in the Cretan Sea, Greece

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 989-993

  Kornilios, S ^a   Drakopoulos, P G ^a   Dounas, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cretan Sea; Eastern Mediterranean; Hydrography; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Tar balls; Water masses

Indexed keywords

CHRYSENE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; TAR;

MARINE POLLUTION; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POLLUTION MONITORING; REFUSE;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEA POLLUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032425472     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00102-7     Document Type: Article

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