Occurrence, distribution and characteristics of beached plastic production pellets on the island of Malta (central Mediterranean)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 377-381

  Turner, Andrew ^a   Holmes, Luke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beaches; Infra red spectroscopy; Malta; Photo oxidation; Plastic production pellets

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL INDEX; CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; MALTA; PLASTIC PRODUCTION; PLASTIC PRODUCTION PELLETS; POLYMERIC MATRICES;

BEACHES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION;

PELLETIZING;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE;

BEACH; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE POLLUTION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLASTIC; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALTA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PHOTOOXIDATION; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE;

BATHING BEACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MALTA; PLASTICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

MALTA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 79751538207     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.09.027     Document Type: Article

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