Occurrence of microplastics in the coastal marine environment: First observation on sediment of China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 274-280

  Qiu, Qiongxuan ^a   Peng, Jinping ^a   Yu, Xubiao ^b   Chen, Fangchaizi ^a   Wang, Jundong ^a   Dong, Fenqiang ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Fluorescence microscope; FTIR; Microplastics; Sediment

Indexed keywords

FLOTATION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; BEIBU GULFS; CHINA; COASTAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOTATION METHOD; FTIR; MICROPLASTICS;

SEDIMENTS;

POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYSTYRENE; PLASTIC; WATER POLLUTANT;

COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORESCENCE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROSCOPY; PLASTIC WASTE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

GULF OF TONKIN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLASTICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84941316152     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.07.028     Document Type: Article

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