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Marine Macro-Debris Pollution on the Coast of Negeri Haruku Village
NektonMarine 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
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Scientific Reports, 2022 The subtropical oceanic gyre in the North Pacific Ocean is currently covered with tens of thousands of tonnes of floating plastic debris, dispersed over millions of square kilometres.
Laurent Lebreton +5 more
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Monitoring marine plastics – will we know if we are making a difference?
South African Journal of Science, 2020 In the context of marine anthropogenic debris management, monitoring is essential to assess whether mitigation measures to reduce the amounts of waste plastic entering the environment are being effective.
Peter G. Ryan +3 more
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Surface debris were collected with a metal trowel over a square of 1 m² within a historical accumulation zone of plastic debris. They were collected in one shot close to the Seine river mouth (North France; 49.46452, 0.43911), the 28th of february 2020.
Gasperi, Johnny +3 more
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Hyperspectral Imaging for Detecting Plastic Debris on Shoreline Sands to Support Recycling
Applied SciencesEnvironmental pollution from plastic debris is raising concerns not only for the vulnerability of marine species to ingestion but also for potential human health hazards posed by small particles, known as microplastics.
Roberta Palmieri +4 more
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Impacts of marine plastic on ecosystem services and economy: State of South African research
South African Journal of Science, 2020 In addition to its direct impacts on marine ecology and biota, marine plastic debris can affect the delivery of ecosystem services, with resulting impacts on human well-being, society and the economy. It is important to quantify these impacts in economic
Sumaiya Arabi, Anton Nahman
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Global dataset on the presence of debris in nests of seabirds
, 2020 This dataset includes information on the presence of plastic debris in nests of 14 seabird species from different locations in the world. It also includes generated data for simulating bird species with high levels of prevalence of debris in nests ...
Tavares, Davi Castro
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Spatial Patterns of Plastic Debris along Estuarine Shorelines
, 2016 The human population generates vast quantities of waste material. Macro (>1 mm) and microscopic (
Tamara S. Galloway (29527) +2 more
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Debris cover and surface melt at a temperate maritime alpine glacier: Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2012 Melt rates on glaciers are strongly influenced by the presence of supraglacial debris, which can either enhance or reduce ablation relative to bare ice.
Brook, Martin S. +5 more
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, 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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