Microbial hitchhikers on marine plastic debris: Human exposure risks at bathing waters and beach environments

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 118, Issue , 2016, Pages 10-19

  Keswani, Anisha ^a   Oliver, David M ^a   Gutierrez, Tony ^b   Quilliam, Richard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bathing water quality; Biofilms; Marine plastic debris; Microplastics; Pathogens; Public health

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; BIOFILMS; DEBRIS; MICROORGANISMS; PATHOGENS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY;

BATHING WATER; COMMERCIAL FISHERIES; FAECAL INDICATOR ORGANISMS; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS; HUMAN EXPOSURE RISKS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PLASTICS; MICROPLASTICS;

MARINE NAVIGATION;

PLASTIC; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BATHING WATER; BEACH; BIOFILM; HEALTH RISK; MICROORGANISM; PATHOGEN; PLASTIC WASTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOFILM; BIOTOPE; COASTAL WATERS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHERY; HARMFUL ORGANISM; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PLASTIC DEBRIS; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASHORE; TOURISM; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WILDLIFE; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROBIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWIMMING;

ALGAE;

BATHING BEACHES; BIOFILMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLASTICS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84964388878     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.04.006     Document Type: Review

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