Marine debris & plastics: Environmental concerns, sources, impacts and solutions

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 301-305

  Sheavly, S B ^a   Register, K M ^b  

^a Sheavly Consultants   (United States)

^b LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Marine debris; Marine litter; Plastic debris

Indexed keywords

MARINE DEBRIS; PLASTIC DEBRIS;

DEBRIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; PUBLIC POLICY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 41549162496     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-007-0074-3     Document Type: Article

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