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Crowd-Based Observations of Riverine Macroplastic Pollution [PDF]

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020
Macroplastic pollution (> 0.5 cm) negatively impacts aquatic life and threatens human livelihood on land, in oceans and river systems. Reliable information on the origin, fate and pathways of plastic in river systems is required to optimize prevention,
Tim van Emmerik, Jan Seibert, Jan Seibert, Barbara Strobl, Simon Etter, Tijmen den Oudendammer, Martine Rutten, Martine Rutten, Mohd Shahrizal bin Ab Razak, Ilja van Meerveld   +9 more
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A Methodology to Characterize Riverine Macroplastic Emission Into the Ocean [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Land-based macroplastic is considered one of the major sources of marine plastic debris. However, estimations of plastic emission from rivers into the oceans remain scarce and uncertain, mainly due to a severe lack of standardized observations.
Tim van Emmerik, Thuy-Chung Kieu-Le, Thuy-Chung Kieu-Le, Michelle Loozen, Kees van Oeveren, Emilie Strady, Emilie Strady, Xuan-Thanh Bui, Matthias Egger, Johnny Gasperi, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Phuoc-Dan Nguyen, Phuoc-Dan Nguyen, Anna Schwarz, Boyan Slat, Bruno Tassin   +16 more
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Rapid Assessment of Floating Macroplastic Transport in the Rhine [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Most marine litter pollution is assumed to originate from land-based sources, entering the marine environment through rivers. To better understand and quantify the risk that plastic pollution poses on aquatic ecosystems, and to develop effective ...
Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Caroline van Calcar, Caroline van Calcar, Merel Kooi, Harm Landman, Remco Pikaar, Tim van Emmerik, Tim van Emmerik   +8 more
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Macroplastic Debris Transfer in Rivers: A Travel Distance Approach

Frontiers in Water, 2021
Plastic accumulation in the marine environment is a major concern given the harmful effects and longevity of plastics at sea. Although rivers are likely to significantly contribute to the flux of plastic to marine systems, the behaviour of plastic debris
Robert A. Newbould, D. Mark Powell, Michael J. Whelan   +2 more
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Seasonal Macroplastic Distribution and Composition: Insights from Safety Nets for Coastal Management in Recreational Waters of Zhanjiang Bay, China

Oceans
Macroplastic pollution is a growing environmental concern, threatening the marine environment. Despite growing awareness of marine plastic pollution, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of in situ technologies such as safety nets for macroplastic
Chairunnisa Br Sembiring, Peng Zhang, Jintian Xu, Sheng Ke, Jibiao Zhang   +4 more
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Macroplastic deposition and flushing in the Meuse river following the July 2021 European floods

Environmental Research Letters, 2023
Rivers play an important role in the macroplastics transport and retention dynamics in the environment. Therefore, gaining an understanding of these processes is vital in order to help determine the fate of macroplastic in the environment.
Rahel Hauk, Tim H M van Emmerik, Martine van der Ploeg, Winnie de Winter, Marijke Boonstra, Ansje J Löhr, Adriaan J Teuling   +6 more
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First attempt to measure macroplastic fragmentation in rivers

Environment International
Direct field measurements of macroplastic fragmentation during its transport in rivers are currently unavailable, and there is no established method to perform them.
Maciej Liro, Anna Zielonka, Paweł Mikuś   +2 more
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Riverine macroplastic monitoring in Myanmar: sources and pollution dynamics in the Bago River

Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Global plastic pollution has been highlighted as an important environmental issue that requires urgent attention. Macroplastics, plastic items >2.5 cm, contribute the majority to global plastic pollution by mass and are the easiest to manage or remove ...
Rachel Hurley, Vilde Kloster Snekkevik, May Thazin Phoo, Kyaw Min San, Hans Nicolai Adam   +4 more
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Tracing Human Footprint in Bird Nests: Plastic Occurrence and Drivers in the Long-Legged Buzzard (<i>Buteo rufinus</i>). [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Long‐legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) nests function as long‐term reservoirs of macroplastics, with plastic material persisting in nest structures and being transferred to other bird species through interspecific nest reuse. This persistence creates an overlooked pathway for the accumulation and spread of plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems, with
Baltag EȘ, Ajder V, Topală LE, Duță I, Gavril VD.   +4 more
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Seasonality of riverine macroplastic transport [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2019
AbstractMarine plastic pollution is an increasing environmental threat. Although it is assumed that most marine plastics are transported from land to the ocean through rivers, only limited data on riverine plastic transport exists. Recently, new methods have been introduced to characterize riverine plastics consistently through time and space.
van Emmerik, Tim, Strady, Emilie, Kieu-Le, Thuy-Chung, Nguyen, Luan, Gratiot, Nicolas   +4 more
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