Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1988-1992

  Frias, J P G L ^a   Sobral, P ^a   Ferreira, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

DDTs; Microplastics; PAHs; PCBs; Plastic pellets; Portugal

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PELLETIZING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYPROPYLENES;

DDTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRIES (GC-MS); MICROPLASTICS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PLASTIC PELLETS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); PORTUGAL;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CHLORPHENOTANE; CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; MICROPLASTIC; PHENANTHRENE; PLASTIC; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; BEACH; COASTAL ZONE; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PORTUGAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; WATER POLLUTANT;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 78049295157     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.030     Document Type: Article

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