Benthic plastic debris in Ionian Sea. How long until they degrade?

• Main Author: Αθανασοπούλου, Κωνσταντίνα Παρασκευή
• Other Authors: Παπαθεοδώρου, Γεώργιος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Marine pollution; Plastic debris; Degradation; Entanglement; Ingestion; Marine mammals; Sea turtles; Seabirds; Θαλάσσια ρύπανση; Πλαστικά απορίμματα; Υποβάθμιση; Εγκλωβισμός; Κατάποση; Θαλάσσια θηλαστικά; Θαλάσσιες χελώνες; Θαλάσσια πουλιά; 363.738

The ecological problems related to environmental pollution by synthetic polymers like plastics are one of the major concerns of the present days; especially because the degradation rate of the polymers is significally slow, which makes them extremely persistent. Unterstanding the surface alteration...