Distribution and abundance of surface water microlitter in the Baltic Sea: A comparison of two sampling methods

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 177-183

  Setälä, Outi ^a   Magnusson, Kerstin ^b   Lehtiniemi, Maiju ^a   Norén, Fredrik ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gulf of Finland; Litter; Manta trawl; Microplastics; Monitoring; Pump; Surface area

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; NORTH SEA; PROCEDURES; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; NORTH SEA; SEAWATER; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84991017494     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.06.065     Document Type: Article

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