Floating marine debris in fjords, gulfs and channels of southern Chile

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 341-350

  Hinojosa, Iván A ^a   Thiel, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Chile; Floating marine debris; Litter; Plastics; Sea based; Styrofoam; Waste

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ELASTOMERS; MOLLUSCS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; PLASTICS; SURVEYS; WASTES;

CHILE; LITTER; MARINE DEBRIS; SEA-BASED; STYROFOAM;

DEBRIS;

PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHANNEL; FJORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WASTE;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILE; COASTAL WATERS; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LONGEVITY; MARICULTURE; MUSSEL; SALMON; SEA POLLUTION;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 61549126024     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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