The use of multivariate statistical techniques to establish beach debris pollution sources

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 36, Issue , 2002, Pages 716-725

  Tudor, D T ^a   Williams, A T ^b   Randerson, P ^c   Ergin, A ^d   Earll, R E ^e  

^a Air Terra Water Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e Candle Cottage ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

beach; Litter; marine debris; Principal Component Analysis; sourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242654998     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/1551-5036-36.sp1.716     Document Type: Conference Paper

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