Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: A rapidly increasing, long-term threat

Environmental Research

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-139

  Moore, Charles James ^a  

^a Algalita Marine Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine debris; Micro plastic pollution; Persistent organic pollutants; Plastic debris; Thermoplastics; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; RESIN;

BEACH; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FOOD WEB; HORMONE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASTIC; PLASTIC WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEABIRD; SEAWATER; SESSILE SPECIES; TOXICITY; TURTLE;

ARTICLE; FILTER FEEDER; INGESTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; THREAT; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BATHING BEACHES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLASTICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

AVES; CETACEA; CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 52949132688     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.07.025     Document Type: Article

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