Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in beach sediments: Insights into microplastic accumulation in northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 178-183

  Wessel, Caitlin C ^a,b   Lockridge, Grant R ^a   Battiste, David ^b   Cebrian, Just ^a,b  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of Mexico; Marine debris; Marine litter; Microplastics; Plastic; Pollution

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALABAMA; ANALYSIS; BAY; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; GULF OF MEXICO; PROCEDURES; SEASON; SEDIMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALABAMA; BAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GULF OF MEXICO; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; POLYSTYRENES; SEASONS; SEAWATER; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DEBRIS; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTICS; POLLUTION; POLYPROPYLENES;

ALIPHATIC POLYAMIDES; BEACH SEDIMENTS; GULF OF MEXICO; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE LITTER; MICROPLASTICS; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; SANDY SHORELINE;

MICROPLASTIC;

EID: 84973518129     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.06.002     Document Type: Article

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