Quantification and classification of marine litter on the municipal beach of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 132-138

  Silva Iñiguez, Lidia ^a   Fischer, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLASTIC;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; CLOTHING; FOAM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEXICO; PAPER; RIVER; SEASHORE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE; WOOD;

EID: 0037248358     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00216-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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