Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: An emerging area of research

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 598, Issue , 2017, Pages 220-227

  Waller, Catherine L ^a   Griffiths, Huw J ^b   Waluda, Claire M ^b   Thorpe, Sally E ^b   Loaiza, Iván ^c   Moreno, Bernabé ^c   Pacherres, Cesar O ^c   Hughes, Kevin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CIENTÍFICA DEL SUR   (Peru)

Author keywords

Human impact; Macroplastic; Polar Front; Southern Ocean; Tourism; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

RIVER POLLUTION; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER;

HUMAN IMPACT; MACROPLASTIC; POLAR FRONT; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TOURISM;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DETERGENT; MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE; POLAR FRONT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PPCP; TOURISM; WASTEWATER;

ANTARCTICA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; HABITAT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LATITUDE; LAUNDRY; PREDICTION; SHIP; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TOURISM;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 85018493585     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.283     Document Type: Review

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