Testing phenanthrene distribution properties of virgin plastic pellets and plastic eroded pellets found on Lesvos island beaches (Greece)

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-290

  Karapanagioti, Hrissi K ^a   Klontza, Irene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Distribution kinetics; Phenanthrene; Plastic pellets; Polyethylene; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; HYDROCARBONS; KINETICS; POLYETHYLENES; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

DISTRIBUTION KINETICS; PLASTIC PELLETS; POLLUTANTS;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

PHENANTHRENE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE;

BEACH; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CRYSTALLINITY; DIFFUSION; ISLAND; KINETICS; PHENANTHRENE; PLASTIC; POLYMER; SALINITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; POLLUTANT; SALINITY; SEASHORE; SOLID WASTE;

BATHING BEACHES; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; GREECE; KINETICS; PHENANTHRENES; PLASTICS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 39949083218     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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