Distribution patterns of microplastics within the plankton of a tropical estuary

Environmental Research

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 146-155

  Lima, A R A ^a   Costa, M F ^a   Barletta, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estuarine trophic web; Ingestion; Physical harm; Risk

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; DAMAGE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FOOD WEB; INGESTION RATE; LARVA; PLANKTIVORE; PLASTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; EGG; ESTUARY; FOULING ORGANISM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LARVA; LOBSTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; SALINITY; SEA; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRAZIL; GOIANA ESTUARY;

ESTUARINE TROPHIC WEB; INGESTION; PHYSICAL HARM; RISK;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; ESTUARIES; FISHES; LARVA; OVUM; PLANKTON; PLASTICS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84899689827     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.03.031     Document Type: Article

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