Marine neustonic microplastics around the southeastern coast of Korea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 304-312

  Kang, Jung Hoon ^a,b   Kwon, Oh Youn ^a   Lee, Kyun Woo ^a   Song, Young Kyoung ^a,b   Shim, Won Joon ^a,b  

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

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

Author keywords

A hand net; A Manta trawl net; Floating debris; Microplastics; Nakdong River mouth; Rainy season

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; RIVERS;

A HAND-NET; A MANTA TRAWL NET; MICROPLASTICS; RAINY SEASONS; RIVER MOUTHS;

FISHERIES;

MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; RUNOFF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

COASTAL ZONE; DEBRIS FLOW; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE; TRAWL NET;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; NEUSTON; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH KOREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

NAKDONG RIVER; SOUTH KOREA;

MANTA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLASTICS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RIVERS; SEASONS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84931565657     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.04.054     Document Type: Article

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