Origin and abundance of marine litter along sandy beaches of the Turkish Western Black Sea Coast

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-28

  Topçu, Eda N ^a,b   Tonay, Arda M ^a,b   Dede, Ayhan ^a,b   Öztürk, Ayaka A ^a,b   Öztürk, Bayram ^a,b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turkish Marine Research Foundation TUDAV   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beaches; Black Sea; Litter; Marine debris; Ocean dumping; Pollution monitoring

Indexed keywords

BLACK SEA; INTERNATIONAL SHIPPINGS; LITTER; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE LITTER; MITIGATION MEASURES; POLLUTION MONITORING; SANDY BEACH;

BEACHES; BOTTLES; COASTAL ZONES; MARINE POLLUTION; OCEAN DUMPING; POLLUTION;

DEBRIS;

PLASTIC;

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LITTER; MARINE POLLUTION; OCEAN DUMPING;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLID WASTE; STANDARDIZATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

BATHING BEACHES; BLACK SEA; PLASTICS; TURKEY; WASTE PRODUCTS;

BLACK SEA COAST [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84875371498     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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