Distribution and abundance of anthropogenic marine debris along the shelf and slope of the US West Coast

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 692-700

  Keller, Aimee A ^a   Fruh, Erica L ^b   Johnson, Melanie M ^b   Simon, Victor ^a   McGourty, Catherine ^b  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic marine debris; Eastern North Pacific; Plastic; Trawl survey; US West Coast

Indexed keywords

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC; MARINE DEBRIS; MEAN DENSITY; METALLIC DEBRIS; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; STUDY AREAS; WEST COAST;

FISHERIES; PLASTICS; SURVEYS;

DEBRIS;

GLASS; METAL; PLASTIC;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; MARINE POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE; TRAWL NET;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; TEXTILE; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; METALS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC STATES; PLASTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952951849     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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