Estimation of the annual flow and stock of marine debris in South Korea for management purposes

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 505-511

  Jang, Yong Chang ^a   Lee, Jongmyoung ^a   Hong, Sunwook ^a   Mok, Jin Yong ^b   Kim, Kyoung Shin ^b   Lee, Yun Jeong ^b   Choi, Hyun Woo ^c   Kang, Hongmook ^d   Lee, Sukhui ^d  

^a Our Sea of East Asia Network   (South Korea)

^b Korea Maritime Institute   (South Korea)

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

^d Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amount; Flow; Korea; Management; Marine debris; Stock

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

AMOUNT; FLOW; KOREA; MARINE DEBRIS; STOCK;

DEBRIS;

SEA WATER; POLYSTYRENE; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; INFORMATION; MARINE DEBRIS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA; SEASHORE; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SOUTH KOREA; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; PROCEDURES; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLYSTYRENES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84922639005     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.06.021     Document Type: Article

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