Plastics in the marine environment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-10

  Koelmans, Albert A ^a   Gouin, Todd ^b   Thompson, Richard ^c   Wallace, Nancy ^d   Arthur, Courtney ^d,e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e IM Systems Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; PLASTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84890768709     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2426     Document Type: Article

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