Using a forensic science approach to minimize environmental contamination and to identify microfibres in marine sediments

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-46

  Woodall, Lucy C ^a   Gwinnett, Claire ^b   Packer, Margaret ^a   Thompson, Richard C ^c   Robinson, Laura F ^d   Paterson, Gordon L J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Microfibre; Microplastic; Pollution; Sediment

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; SHIPS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

CONTROL MEASURES; DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MICROFIBRE; MICROPLASTIC; RESEARCH VESSELS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; CELLULOSE; COPOLYMER; MODACRYLIC ACID; NANOFIBER; PLASTIC; POLYESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; PLASTIC; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORENSIC SCIENCE; NYLON FIBER; PREVALENCE; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SYNTHETIC FIBER; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLASTICS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84933675528     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.04.044     Document Type: Article

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