Persistent organic pollutants carried by synthetic polymers in the ocean environment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1230-1237

  Rios, Lorena M ^a   Moore, Charles ^b   Jones, Patrick R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b Algalita Marine Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

DDTs in plastics; PAHs in plastics; PCBs in plastics; Persistent organic pollutants; Plastic contaminants; Plastic debris; Plastic pellets

Indexed keywords

DDT IN PLASTICS; MARINE LIFE; PAH IN PLASTICS; PCB IN PLASTICS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROCARBONS; MARINE ENGINEERING; POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS; WATERSHEDS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLASTIC; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYMER; RESIN;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DDT; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; PERSISTENCE; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEXICO; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTION; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATERSHED;

BATHING BEACHES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLASTICS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; CALIFORNIA; GUADALUPE ISLAND; HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447641812     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.03.022     Document Type: Article

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