The baseline for micro- and mesoplastic pollution in open Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga beach
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Microplastic pollution has become widespread, occurring even in areas with low anthropogenic impacts, small human populations, and low tourism intensity.
Inta Dimante-Deimantovica +2 more
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Quantification and characterization of macro- and mesoplastic items in the water column of the river Waal [PDF]
Science of the Total Environment, 2023 Although studies on plastic concentrations mainly focus on the marine environment, recently, an increasing number of studies point out environmental consequences in freshwater environments around the world. However, there still is a paucity of field data on the abundance of riverine plastic items, in particular in the water column.
Ad Ragas, Stephanie B Oswald
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Ocean sediments as the global sink for marine micro‐ and mesoplastics
Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 2022 About 15 Tg of plastic are estimated to enter the ocean yearly, with this figure growing exponentially every year. Assessments of floating marine plastic amount to 0.2% of the expected plastic stock, implying that 99.8% is stored in a sink yet to be ...
Cecilia Martin +3 more
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A Preliminary Analysis of Heavy Metals Consentration on Existing Mesoplastic in a Tropical River: Study Cases in Deli River [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesMesoplastics are plastic particles with dimensions ranging from 0.5 cm to 2.5 cm. The objective of this study is to examine the concentration of Pb and Cd in existing mesoplastics and the water of the Deli River in Medan City, as well as investigate the ...
Isra Suryati
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 Plastics account for 60–80% of marine debris worldwide, and, in 2021, Malaysia was the 28th largest plastic polluter in the world. In light of this finding, the Malaysian government has launched the Roadmap Towards Zero Single-Use Plastics 2018–2030 and ...
Aileen Tan Shau Hwai +2 more
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Mesoplastic contamination in the Deli River Medan: A Pre-Assessment
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2023 Abstract Mesoplastics are plastics with a diameter between 0.5 and 2.5 cm. The purpose of this study was to characterize the properties and quantity of floating mesoplastics in the water column and at the surface. Sampling was conducted using a net with a 0.5 cm square mesh dimension at five separate places selected based on the ...
I Suryati
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An evaluation of surface micro- and mesoplastic pollution in pelagic ecosystems of the Western Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015 This study examines the distribution, abundance and characteristics of surface micro- and mesoplastic debris in the Western Mediterranean Sea. 41 samples were collected in 2011 (summer) and 2012 (summer). Results, firstly, revealed that micro- (
François Galgani, Galgani François
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Micro- and Mesoplastic Consumption Tendency of Exaiptasia diaphana Sea Anemones
AnimalsMicroplastics are an increasingly common threat to the aquatic environment, and, due to their small size, it is easy for them to spread and enter the seas and oceans.
Anita Kaliszewicz +4 more
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Microplastic and mesoplastic in stagnation of the Vistula water in highly urbanized areas of the Krakow poviat - preliminary research [PDF]
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus, 2022 Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to analyze the occurrence of plastic particles in the waters of the Vistula River within Kraków. Material and methods: The presence of micro- and mesoplasic substances in the collected water samples was ...
Ewa Dacewicz +4 more
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Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in surface waters and beaches of the Canary Islands: A review
Marine Pollution BulletinThe Canary Archipelago is a group of volcanic islands located in the North Atlantic Ocean with high marine biodiversity. This archipelago intercepts the Canary Current, the easternmost branch of the Azores Current in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre, which brings large amounts of litter from remote sources via oceanic transportation.
Rodrigo Almeda, Alicia Herrera
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