The abundance, composition and sources of marine debris in coastal seawaters or beaches around the northern South China Sea (China)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1998-2007

  Zhou, Peng ^a   Huang, Chuguang ^a   Fang, Hongda ^a   Cai, Weixu ^a   Li, Dongmei ^a   Li, Xiaomin ^a   Yu, Hansheng ^a  

^a Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

Author keywords

Abundance; Composition; Marine debris; Source; The northern South China Sea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL SEAWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MARINE DEBRIS; MEDIUM SIZE; NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA; SEA FLOOR; SOURCE;

ELASTOMERS; PLASTICS; SEAWATER;

DEBRIS;

GLASS; PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; SEA WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BEACH; COASTAL WATER; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

ARTICLE; BEACHED MARINE DEBRIS; COASTAL WATERS; DENSITY; FIBER; FISHING; FLOATING MARINE DEBRIS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MARINE DEBRIS; MATERIALS; RECREATION; SEA; SEAFLOOR MARINE DEBRIS; SEASHORE; SMOKING; SOUTH CHINA SEA; WOOD;

CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEAWATER; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 80051812495     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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