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A dataset that integrates Beach Litter, Beach Uses, and Coastal Oceanographic variables [PDF]
Scientific DataMarine litter is a multifaceted environmental issue requiring different data types for a better understanding of the problem. This paper presents a new dataset with approximately 6200 data records that compile different data types and sources focused on ...
Bruna De Ramos, Monica Ferreira da Costa
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Microfibers: Environmental Problems and Textile Solutions
Microplastics, 2022 Microplastics have become a topic of considerable concern and intensive study over the past decade. They have been found everywhere in the oceans, including the deepest trenches and remotest parts of the Arctic. They are ingested by many animals and some
Judith S. Weis, Francesca De Falco
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Fishing for Litter: Creating an Economic Market for Marine Plastics in a Sustainable Fisheries Model
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 This paper studies an economy specialized in fisheries facing a rising marine litter problem. We present a dynamic optimization model to explain the mechanism through which marine litter causes inefficiencies in the fishery sector.
Linh Nguyen +3 more
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Plastic litter distribution in Pulau Rambut Wildlife Sanctuary [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 It is not a secret that human activities caused marine litter. Marine litter has become a significant threat and pollutant problem globally, with plastic being the most predominant type of marine litter.
Ivonie Regia Nadyanti, Mardiastuti Ani
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Editorial: Impacts of Marine Litter [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 According to United Nations, 6.4 million tons of anthropogenic litter end up in the oceans every year. The majority of this litter (up to 83% according to some sources) is plastics. Continental plastic litter enters the ocean largely through storm-water runoff, is dumped on shorelines during recreational activities or directly discharged at sea from ...
Luisa Galgani +5 more
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Mapping of marine litter on the seafloor using WASSP S3 multibeam echo sounder and Chasing M2 ROV
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 Marine litter is a growing threat to the marine environment. Mapping of marine litter is becoming increasingly important to detect its potential hotspots and prevent their spread.
Ante Šiljeg +7 more
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Tackling Marine Plastic Pollution Through Source-To-Sea Approach and Circular Economy [PDF]
Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 2020 Marine litter and associated marine pollution are becoming a complex global environmental hazard these days. Among the different faces of marine pollution, by far the largest and probably the most dangerous part is marine plastic litter.
A. E. Francis and S. Herat
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Environmental Research Letters, 2021 The seafloor covers some 70% of the Earth’s surface and has been recognised as a major sink for marine litter. Still, litter on the seafloor is the least investigated fraction of marine litter, which is not surprising as most of it lies in the deep sea ...
Miquel Canals +27 more
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An analogues-based forecasting system for Mediterranean marine-litter concentration [PDF]
Ocean Science, 2023 In this work, we explore the performance of a statistical forecasting system for marine-litter concentration in the Mediterranean Sea. In particular, we assess the potential skills of a system based on the analogues method.
G. Jordà +3 more
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Marine Anthropogenic Litter [PDF]
, 2015 This book describes how manmade litter, primarily plastic, has spread into the remotest parts of the oceans and covers all aspects of this pollution problem from the impacts on wildlife and human health to socio-economic and political issues. Marine litter is a prime threat to marine wildlife, habitats and food webs worldwide.
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