Shore litter along sandy beaches of the Gulf of Oman

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 770-777

  Claereboudt, Michel R ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Beaches; Debris; Fishing; Litter; Oman; Plastic; Pollution monitoring

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE FILTERS; CONTAMINATION; DEBRIS; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES;

CONTAMINATION LEVELS; FISHING DEBRIS; INDUSTRIAL DEBRIS; PLASTIC DEBRIS;

BEACHES;

ORGANIC MATTER; PLASTIC;

ABUNDANCE; LITTER; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SHORELINE; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTAMINATION; FISHING; INDUSTRY; LITTER SIZE; OMAN; RECREATION; SEASHORE; WEIGHT; WOOD;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OMAN; PLASTICS; RECREATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANTS; WOOD;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF OMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 7744232504     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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