The Danube so colourful: A potpourri of plastic litter outnumbers fish larvae in Europe's second largest river

Previous studies on plastic pollution of aquatic ecosystems focused on the world's oceans. Large rivers as major pathways for land-based plastic litter, has received less attention so far. Here we report on plastic quantities in the Austrian Danube. A two year survey (2010, 2012) using stationa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental pollution (1987) 2014-05, Vol.188 (100), p.177-181
Hauptverfasser:	Lechner, Aaron, Keckeis, Hubert, Lumesberger-Loisl, Franz, Zens, Bernhard, Krusch, Reinhard, Tritthart, Michael, Glas, Martin, Schludermann, Elisabeth
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Applied sciences Austria Black Sea Continental surface waters Drift Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Ecosystem Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics Environmental Monitoring Exact sciences and technology Fish Fishes - classification Fishes - growth & development Freshwater Freshwater pollution Industrial plastics Larva - growth & development Litter Natural water pollution Plastic debris Plastics - analysis Pollution Pollution abatement Pollution, environment geology Raw materials Rivers Rivers - chemistry Short Communication Spherules Waste Products - analysis Waste Products - statistics & numerical data Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis Water treatment and pollution
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