International survey on the distribution of stranded and buried litter on beaches along the Sea of Japan

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 175-179

  Kusui, Takashi ^a   Noda, Michio ^b  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tower 111   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beaches; Litter; Plastics; Pollution monitoring; The Sea of Japan

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; RESINS; SURVEYING;

RESIN PELLETS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

PLASTIC; RESIN;

BEACH; PLASTIC WASTE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WEIGHT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; JAPAN; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 0038022731     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00478-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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