Marine debris on beaches of the Greater Sydney Region

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 421-430

  Cunningham, D J ^a   Wilson, S P ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Flotsam; Jetsam; Litter; Ocean; Stormwater pollution

Indexed keywords

BEACH; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE; POLLUTION MONITORING; WASTE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037904414     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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