A quantitative analysis of microplastic pollution along the south-eastern coastline of South Africa

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 274-279

  Nel, H A ^a   Froneman, P W ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bays; Marine pollution; Microplastics; Open coast; South Africa; Synthetic fibres

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; LANDFORMS; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENTS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

BAYS; LAND-BASED SOURCES; MICROPLASTICS; OPEN COASTS; POPULATION DENSITIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WATER CIRCULATION;

WATER POLLUTION;

MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SEA WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BAY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; POLLUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLASTICS; SEAWATER; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84945560973     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.09.043     Document Type: Article

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