Microplastic resin pellets on an urban tropical beach in Colombia

Microplastics are a problem in oceans worldwide. The current situation in Latin America is not well known. This paper reports, for the first time, the presence of microplastics on an urban Caribbean beach in Cartagena, Colombia. Pellet samples were collected from a tourist beach over a 5-month perio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental monitoring and assessment 2015-07, Vol.187 (7), p.435-435, Article 435
Hauptverfasser:	Acosta-Coley, Isabel, Olivero-Verbel, Jesus
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Bathing Beaches Beaches Caribbean Region Cities Colombia Earth and Environmental Science Ecology Ecotoxicology Environment Environmental Management Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution - analysis Frequency distribution Infrared spectroscopy Marine environment Microplastics Molecular weight Monitoring/Environmental Analysis Oceans Oceans and Seas Oxidation Plastic debris Plastic pollution Plastics - analysis Polyethylene Polypropylene Rainy season Resins, Synthetic - analysis Resins, Synthetic - chemistry Statistical analysis
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