Marine litter on Mediterranean shores: Analysis of composition, spatial distribution and sources in north-western Adriatic beaches

Waste Management

Volumn 49, Issue , 2016, Pages 483-490

  Munari, Cristina ^a   Corbau, Corinne ^a   Simeoni, Umberto ^a   Mistri, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; In situ deposition; Marine litter; Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; BOTTLES; COASTAL ZONES;

ADRIATIC SEA; IN-SITU DEPOSITION; LAND-BASED SOURCES; MANAGEMENT POLICY; MARINE LITTER; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE(MSFD); MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES;

OCEAN DUMPING;

PLASTIC; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BEACH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LITTER; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DUMPING; EDUCATION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PAPER; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SMOKE; SMOKING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; SWIMMING; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BATHING BEACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; PAPER; PLASTICS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84951161929     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.12.010     Document Type: Article

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