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A framework for the assessment of marine litter impacts in life cycle impact assessment
Ecological Indicators, 2021 Purpose: Marine litter, mostly plastics, is a growing environmental problem. Environmental decision makers are beginning to take actions and implement regulations that aim to reduce plastic use and waste mismanagement. Nevertheless, life cycle assessment
John S. Woods +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 This study presents a large-scale monitoring of marine litter performed in the joint Norwegian–Russian ecosystem monitoring surveys in the period from 2010 to 2016 and contribute to documentation of the extent of marine litter in the Barents Sea.
Bjørn E. Grøsvik +5 more
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Applied Sciences, 2020 Plastic pollution in the marine environment has turned into an important research topic in recent decades. Until recently, studies were often based on visual assessment only, which is not enough to draw any conclusion about the chemical nature of found ...
Svetlana Pakhomova +2 more
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Using a UAV Thermal Infrared Camera for Monitoring Floating Marine Plastic Litter
Remote Sensing, 2022 In recent years, the remote sensing of marine plastic litter has been rapidly evolving and the technology is most advanced in the visible (VIS), near-infrared (NIR), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) wavelengths.
Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy +3 more
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A Trip Upstream to Mitigate Marine Plastic Pollution – A Perspective Focused on the MSFD and WFD
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 Developing and implementing effective legislation to combat plastic litter in the marine environment has proven a significant challenge. This is in large part due to an incomplete understanding of the sources and transport pathways of plastic litter and ...
Jeffrey E. Black +2 more
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Composition of Floating Marine Litter in Port Areas of the Island of Mallorca
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 The paper examines the sampling effectiveness of seabin devices and the composition of floating marine litter in port areas. Sampling was carried out from May to September 2021 in Port of Cristo and Port of Colonia de Sant Jordi on Mallorca Island, Spain.
Livia Maglić +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 Several anthropogenic stressors threaten the Mediterranean basin, which is currently regarded as one of the most impacted marine ecoregions globally. Among those stressors, marine plastic litter is causing increasing concern about its environmental and ...
Federica Guerrini +2 more
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Marine litter arrived: Distribution and potential sources on an unpopulated atoll in the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea [PDF]
, 2020 The Albuquerque atoll was studied as a representative natural laboratory to explore the role of sea-based sources of marine litter. This work aimed to identify the small-scale spatial distribution of marine litter (i.e., plastic, glass, paper, and others)
Villate, Diego A. +5 more
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, 2023 The potential for marine litter being trapped in biodiverse marine habitats such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and coral reefs is poorly understood.
Tan, YH +6 more
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Hyperspectral ultraviolet to shortwave infrared characteristics of marine-harvested, washed-ashore and virgin plastics [PDF]
Earth System Science Data, 2020 Combating the imminent environmental problems associated with plastic litter requires a synergy of monitoring strategies, clean-up efforts, policymaking and interdisciplinary scientific research.
S. P. Garaba +2 more
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