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Towards an equitable approach to marine plastic pollution

open access: yes, 2022
Current forms of marine plastic pollution and waste governance can, in some cases, exacerbate their inequitable burdens, and these burdens are likely to increase as plastics production continues to grow and be mismanaged.
Yoshi O, Vandenberg J, Farrelly T
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Plastic debris characteristics and the effect of wind on Bawean Island Beaches, East Java, Indonesia

open access: yesDepik Jurnal
Characteristics of plastic debris were assessed among two types of beaches on Bawean Island (windward and leeward) to analyze its sources and long-term effects.
Nurhafizh Sri Albarra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Some marine algae on tsunami debris

open access: yes
The Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011 generated nearly 1.5 million tons of floating debris. After 1-5 years of drifting with the currents across the Pacific, many debris items reached the NE Pacific coast carrying Japanese marine species
Hansen, Gayle I.
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Marine Macro-Debris Pollution on the Coast of Negeri Haruku Village

open access: yesNekton
Marine debris is an environmental issue of both national and global concern, particularly marine macro-debris. This study was conducted to determine the level of marine macro-debris pollution along the coast of Negeri Haruku village.
Juliana Wilmiena Tuahatu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indonesia Marine Debris: Banda Aceh Coastal Environment Identification

open access: yesJurnal Kelautan Tropis, 2020
Banda Aceh City, having an area of 61.36 km² with a coastline of 11 km which covers Ulee Lheu Beach to Alue Naga Beach. The research was carried out to determine marine debris statistics (type, amount and mass) which divided into 7 categories; plastic ...
Koko Ondara, Ruzana Dhiauddin
doaj   +1 more source

Marine plastic debris action plan for Washington State

open access: yes, 1988
94 pgs.This report shows the effort by the Marine Plastic Debris Task Force (MPDTF) to develop an action plan in the state of Washington. It discusses how this effort was modeled by those of Texas Land Commissioner Gary Mauro, federal legislation, and a
Marine Plastic Debris Task Force
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Community and abundance of Meiofaunal biofouling inhabited on marine plastic debris from the coast of Korea during June 2021

open access: yes, 2022
Plastic pollution in marine ecosystems has damaging effects on marine organism such as ingestion, entanglement, choking and invasion. The introduction of invasive species into new habitats can lead to decrease population and extinction of native species,
Kim, Hyeon   +3 more
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Tidal phase-driven variability in marine debris magnitudes from the estuary of the Banjir Kanal Timur river, Semarang

open access: yesGreen Technologies and Sustainability
This study investigated the impact of tidal dynamics and river discharge on marine debris deposition from the Banjir Kanal Timur estuary, Semarang, into the Java Sea, while also estimating mismanaged plastic waste (MPW) volumes and comparing them with ...
Mochamad Arief Budihardjo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fulmar Litter EcoQO Monitoring in the Netherlands 1979 - 2007 in relation to EU Directive 2000/59/EC on Port Reception Facilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Operational and cargo related wastes from ships are an important source of litter in the marine environment in the southern North Sea and cause serious economical and ecological damage. Marine litter monitoring program using plastic abundance in stomachs
Jong, M.L., de   +3 more
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The development of an international regime for marine plastic pollution: fulfilling legal gaps to strengthen ocean resilience

open access: yes, 2022
Plastic pollution is a modality of transboundary pollution, as it originates in one location, but when crossing borders by air or water, causes damage to the environment of other regions. Principles and rules regarding transboundary marine pollution were
Tarin Cristino Frota Mont'Alverne   +1 more
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