Microplastics in coastal sediments from Southern Portuguese shelf waters

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 114, Issue , 2016, Pages 24-30

  Frias, J P G L ^a   Gago, J ^b   Otero, V ^a   Sobral, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algarve; FTIR; Marine litter; Microplastics; MSFD; Portugal

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENES; SEDIMENTS;

ALGARVE; FTIR; MARINE LITTER; MICROPLASTICS; MSFD; PORTUGAL;

MARINE POLLUTION;

MICROPLASTICS; PLASTIC; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; RAYON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER POLLUTANT;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PORTUGAL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; ANALYSIS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGARVE; PORTUGAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLASTICS; PORTUGAL; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84959211797     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.12.006     Document Type: Article

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