On the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris entering and leaving the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-60

  Sadri, Saeed S ^a   Thompson, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Marine debris; Microplastic; Plastic; Riverine litter; Tamar River; Tidal

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; PLASTICS; POLYPROPYLENES; RIVERS; TIDES;

LAND-BASED SOURCES; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC DEBRIS; RIVERINE LITTER; SIZE-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; TIDAL;

ESTUARIES;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; SURFACE WATER;

ESTUARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE WATER; TIDAL CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PLASTIC DEBRIS; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTE; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

ENGLAND; TAMAR ESTUARY [ENGLAND]; TAMAR RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM;

MARINE DEBRIS; MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC; RIVERINE LITTER; TAMAR RIVER; TIDAL;

ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; PLASTICS; RIVERS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84897570499     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.02.020     Document Type: Article

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