Who’s Responsible? Issues in Eradicating Marine Litter In Aceh Jaya Regency [PDF]
Marine debris is any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment. Debris problem in coastal areas becomes an urgent issue and concerns many countries across the world ...
Kusumawati Ika +4 more
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It is well established that most of the plastic pollution found in the oceans is transported via rivers. Unfortunately, the main processes contributing to plastic and debris displacement through riparian systems is still poorly understood.
S. Merlino +5 more
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Maarine and macroplastic litter monitoring and strategic recommendation for reducing pollution: case study from Semarang City [PDF]
Indonesia is one of the largest contributors to global marine litter deposition, given its high population and the largest archipelagic country. The increasing problem of plastic littering has recently attracted the attention of researchers.
Badrus Zaman +4 more
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Marine litter education: From awareness to action.
Marine litter is a global problem. Education has been acclaimed as a potential tool to tackle this issue, yet, integrative, student-centered, and over weeks studies to raise awareness on the theme that compares pre- with post-intervention results are ...
S. Bettencourt +4 more
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Floating debris dynamics in a tidal strait: transport and retention in Sundklakkstraumen, Lofoten
Understanding the transport and retention of floating plastic debris in fjords and coastal systems is essential for targeted mitigation strategies. This study investigates surface transport dynamics in Storvika and Sundklakkstraumen, a tidally energetic ...
Peygham Ghaffari +8 more
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Marine litter in submarine canyons: A systematic review and critical synthesis
The presence of marine litter is of concern in submarine canyons, although research in this area is still in its infancy. A critical synthesis and literature review selecting studies with primary data of benthic marine litter at depths of over 50 m ...
Ivan Hernandez +3 more
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The Public's Willingness of Marine Litter Management from the Perspective of New Economic Sociology
Marine litter pollution is one of the top ten global environmental problems and a common environmental challenge faced by the world, and it is currently a priority environmental issue for the government of China.
Jingmei LI, Yang HAO
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Socio-economic factors affecting the distribution of marine litter: The Portuguese case study.
Marine litter is a growing global problem with serious environmental, economic, social, and health threats. Understanding the socio-economic factors that influence the types and amounts of litter is of utmost importance.
Immaculada Iglesias +6 more
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Marine litter in the deepest site of the Mediterranean Sea.
From the scientific viewpoint, the deepest ocean includes the least known regions on Earth. Advanced technologies, complex logistics and very specific expertise, requiring adequate funding, are needed for in situ observation of the deep sea.
Georg Hanke +12 more
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Marine litter colonization: Methodological challenges and recommendations
Marine litter colonization by marine invertebrate species is a major global concern resulting in the dispersal of potentially invasive species has been widely reported.
G. De-la-Torre +4 more
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