Floating marine debris in coastal waters of the SE-Pacific (Chile)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 224-231

  Thiel, M ^a   Hinojosa, I ^a   Vasquez N ^a   Macaya, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Debris; Humboldt current; Latitudinal; Plastic bags; Plastics; Sewage

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DEBRIS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; WATER;

FLOATING MARINE DEBRIS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

PLASTIC; SEA WATER;

COASTAL WATER; PLASTIC WASTE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHILE; COASTAL WATERS; DENSITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LATITUDE; LAW; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SUMMER;

CHILE; GARBAGE; HUMANS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLASTICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEASONS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CHILE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037312267     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00365-X     Document Type: Article

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