Concentration and composition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in plastic pellets: Implications for small-scale diagnostic and environmental monitoring

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 349-354

  Fisner, Mara ^a   Taniguchi, Satie ^a   Majer, Alessandra P ^a   Bícego, Márcia C ^a   Turra, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Organic compounds; Plastic pellets; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sandy beach; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHODYNAMICS; BRAZIL; CONTAMINANT SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLASTIC PELLETS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SANDY BEACH; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

BEACHES; CONTAMINATION; IMPURITIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; TOXICITY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

PLASTIC; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; MARINE SPECIES; SEASHORE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

BRAZIL; SANTOS BAY; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

BRAZIL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLASTIC PELLETS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SANDY BEACH; TOXICITY;

BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLASTICS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84886091106     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.045     Document Type: Article

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