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The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris [PDF]
, 2020 Marine plastic debris floating on the ocean surface is a major environmental problem. However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste estimated to have entered the ocean from land is unaccounted for.
Aliani, Stefano +39 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Invasive zebra and quagga mussels (Dreissena spp.) in the Great Lakes of North America are biomonitors for chemical contaminants, but are also exposed to microplastics (<5 mm).
Timothy Hoellein +6 more
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Coastal clean-up in Southeast Asia: lessons learned, challenges, and future strategies
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 The significant accumulation of marine debris on beaches poses a challenge and raises serious concerns to the global environmental sustainability. It has been previously reported that Southeast Asian (SEA) is one of the global hotspots of marine debris ...
Noir P. Purba +6 more
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Distribution of macro plastic debris in Muaragembong coastal bay during the east moonson and the east to west monsoon transition in 2020 [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Marine debris pollution can threaten the sustainability of natural resources in coastal regions ecosystem. Marine debris is worldwide issue now and Indonesia considered as a second biggest polluter of plastic to the world ocean. Massive efforts have been
Suryono Devi Dwiyanti +11 more
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Marine debris composition in Batu Pahat, Johor: a comparison between Sungai Lurus and Minyak Beku beaches [PDF]
, 2015 The increment of population growth and rapid economic development near the beaches area enhance the generation of marine debris annually thus has become an environmental concern.
Abdul Kadir, Aeslina +2 more
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Characteristics and patterns of marine debris in the Chinese beach-sea continuum
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 The amounts of marine debris and plastic pollution have been growing dramatically in the environment. Floating marine debris can be transported between the sea and coastal zone by various processes. However, it remains unknown if marine debris in the sea
Xiaoguang Ouyang +3 more
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Large-area automatic detection of shoreline stranded marine debris using deep learning
International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 2023 Marine debris is a global crisis impacting human health, wildlife, and coastal economies. Remote sensing and geospatial technologies are an efficient way to document marine debris across large areas, but the high costs of fieldwork and manual ...
W. Ross Winans +3 more
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Marine debris ingestion by sea turtles (Testudines) on the Brazilian coast: an underestimated threat? [PDF]
, 2015 Assessment of marine debris ingestion by sea turtles is important, especially to ensure their survival. From January to December 2011, 23 specimens of five species of sea turtleswere found dead or dying after being rehabilitated ...
Barbosa, Bruno Corrêa +6 more
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Marine debris occurrence and treatment: A review [PDF]
, 2016 Marine debris produces a wide variety of negative environmental, economic, safety, health and cultural impacts. Most marine litter has a very low decomposition rate (as plastics, which are the most abundant type of marine debris), leading to a gradual ...
Conesa, Juan A. +2 more
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