Assessment of marine debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 161-169

  Van Cauwenberghe, Lisbeth ^a   Claessens, Michiel ^a,c   Vandegehuchte, Michiel B ^a   Mees, Jan ^a,b   Janssen, Colin R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FLANDERS MARINE INSTITUTE VLIZ   (Belgium)

^c Europ Cncl DuPont/Protein T   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abundance; Composition; Marine debris; Microplastics; Plastics; Southern North Sea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BELGIAN COASTAL WATERS; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; MARINE DEBRIS; MICROPLASTICS; SEAFLOOR MONITORING; SOUTHERN NORTH SEA;

BEACHES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PLASTICS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION;

DEBRIS;

PLASTIC;

BEACH; COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE; WATER COLUMN;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION;

ABUNDANCE; COMPOSITION; MARINE DEBRIS; MICROPLASTICS; PLASTICS; SOUTHERN NORTH SEA;

BELGIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEAWATER; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELGIAN SHELF; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84881028485     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.026     Document Type: Article

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