Microplastic pollution in the marine waters and sediments of Hong Kong

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 20-28

  Tsang, Y Y ^a   Mak, C W ^a   Liebich, C ^a   Lam, S W ^b   Sze, E T P ^b   Chan, K M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coastal waters; Plastic pollution; Sediments; Spatial variation; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; STYRENE; TEXTILE BLENDS;

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; COASTAL WATERS; PLASTIC POLLUTIONS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STYRENE ACRYLONITRILES; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ETHYLENE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; PROPYLENE; STYRENE; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PLASTIC; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HONG KONG; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; DEEP BAY; HONG KONG; HONG KONG ISLAND; NEW TERRITORIES; TOLO HARBOUR; TSING YI; VICTORIA HARBOUR;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HONG KONG; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85007578939     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.11.003     Document Type: Article

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