Relationships among the abundances of plastic debris in different size classes on beaches in South Korea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 349-354

  Lee, Jongmyoung ^a   Hong, Sunwook ^a   Song, Young Kyung ^b,c   Hong, Sang Hee ^b,c   Jang, Yong Chang ^a   Jang, Mi ^b,c   Heo, Nak Won ^b   Han, Gi Myung ^b   Lee, Mi Jeong ^a   Kang, Daeseok ^d   Shim, Won Joon ^b,c  

^a OSEAN   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

^d Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Macroplastics; Marine debris; Mesoplastics; Microplastics; Styrofoam

Indexed keywords

MACROPLASTICS; MARINE DEBRIS; MESOPLASTICS; MICROPLASTICS; STYROFOAM;

BEACHES; DEBRIS; PLASTICS;

ELASTOMERS;

PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; RAIN;

BEACH; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; MARINE POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTIC WASTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WASTE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESTUARY; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTIC DEBRIS; SAMPLING; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH KOREA;

NAKDONG ESTUARY; NAKDONG RIVER; PUSAN [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

MACROPLASTICS; MARINE DEBRIS; MESOPLASTICS; MICROPLASTICS; STYROFOAM;

BATHING BEACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLASTICS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84888440736     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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