Distribution and Size Relationships of Plastic Marine Debris on Beaches in South Korea

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 288-298

  Lee, Jongmyoung ^a   Lee, Jong Su ^a   Jang, Yong Chang ^a   Hong, Su Yeon ^a   Shim, Won Joon ^b,c   Song, Young Kyung ^b,c   Hong, Sang Hee ^b,c   Jang, Mi ^b,c   Han, Gi Myung ^b   Kang, Daeseok ^d   Hong, Sunwook ^a  

^a Korea Marine Litter Institute   (South Korea)

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

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

^d Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWIMMING; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BATHING BEACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLASTICS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84946489629     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-015-0208-x     Document Type: Article

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