Microplastics elutriation from sandy sediments: A granulometric approach

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 315-323

  Kedzierski, Mikaël ^a   Le Tilly, Véronique ^a   Bourseau, Patrick ^a,b   Bellegou, Hervé ^a   César, Guy ^a   Sire, Olivier ^a   Bruzaud, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Elutriation; Extraction techniques; Granulometric classification; Microplastics; Sandy sediments

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; EXTRACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; RECOVERY; SAND; SEDIMENTS;

ELUTRIATION; EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES; GRANULOMETRIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROPLASTICS; PLASTIC PARTICLE; POLYMER PARTICLES; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC; POLYAMIDE; POLYMER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER POLLUTANT;

GRANULOMETRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTIC; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLYMER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEPARATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; EXTRACTION; GRANULOMETRY; MICROPLASTIC ELUTRIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RELIABILITY; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; VELOCITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84979464656     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.03.041     Document Type: Article

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