Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends and future perspectives

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 5-12

  Barboza, Luís Gabriel Antão ^a   Gimenez, Barbara Carolina Garcia ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF BRAZIL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Emerging pollutants; Marine debris; Microplastic; Plastic pollution

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION;

EMERGING POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC POLLUTIONS; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE;

MARINE POLLUTION;

MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SEA WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE; POLLUTION MONITORING; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEGRADATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PELAGIC ZONE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REVIEW; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; SEA; TRENDS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLASTICS; RESEARCH; SEAWATER; SERIAL PUBLICATIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84956572665     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.008     Document Type: Review

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