Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 177-182

  Eriksen, Marcus ^a   Mason, Sherri ^b   Wilson, Stiv ^a   Box, Carolyn ^a   Zellers, Ann ^c   Edwards, William ^d   Farley, Hannah ^b   Amato, Stephen ^a  

^a 5 Gyres Institute   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^c Algalita Marine Research Foundation   (United States)

^d NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Marine debris; Microbeads; Microplastic; Plastic pollution

Indexed keywords

GREAT LAKES; MARINE DEBRIS; MICROBEADS; MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC POLLUTIONS;

COAL ASH; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; FISHERIES; LAKES; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION; SILICATES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; PLASTIC; SURFACE WATER;

ABUNDANCE; EFFLUENT; LAKE POLLUTION; MARINE POLLUTION; NEUSTON; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLY ASH; LAKE; NEUSTON; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

MANTA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKES; PLASTICS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84888438382     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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