Microplastics in the surface sediments from the Beijiang River littoral zone: Composition, abundance, surface textures and interaction with heavy metals

Chemosphere

Volumn 171, Issue , 2017, Pages 248-258

  Wang, Jundong ^a   Peng, Jinping ^a   Tan, Zhi ^b   Gao, Yifan ^a   Zhan, Zhiwei ^b   Chen, Qiuqiang ^b   Cai, Liqi ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Dongguan Environmental Monitoring Station   (China)

Author keywords

Beijiang River; ICP MS; Microplastics; Sediments; SEM EDS; FTIR

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TEXTURES; ULTRASONIC CLEANING; WEATHERING;

BEIJIANG RIVERS; FTIR; ICP-MS; MICROPLASTICS; SEM/EDS;

MICROPLASTIC;

CADMIUM; CUPRIC ION; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; TITANIUM; ZINC; PLASTIC; WATER POLLUTANT;

ABUNDANCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY METAL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PLASTIC; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TEXTURE; WEATHERING;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FLOTATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LITTORAL; OXIDATION; RIVER; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; WEATHERING; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; WATER POLLUTANT;

BEI RIVER; CHINA; GUANGDONG;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PLASTICS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85008178838     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.074     Document Type: Article

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