Spatio-temporal monitoring of coastal floating marine debris in the Balearic Islands from sea-cleaning boats.
Marine litter
Mediterranean Sea
Monitoring
Plastic pollution
Sea surface debris
Journal
Marine pollution bulletin
ISSN: 1879-3363
Titre abrégé: Mar Pollut Bull
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0260231
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2019
Apr 2019
Historique:
received:
26
09
2018
revised:
12
02
2019
accepted:
13
02
2019
entrez:
9
4
2019
pubmed:
9
4
2019
medline:
22
5
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mismanaged waste is accumulating at an alarming rate in the marine environment. Its presence has caused local authorities in the Balearic Islands to develop a coastal sea-cleaning boat service covering the region, identifying the floating marine debris, and removing it from the coastal areas. This study considered daily monitoring from May to October spanning from 2005 to 2015. Plastic marine debris composed over 54% of all floating marine debris removed daily across the Balearic Islands. The spatio-temporal patterns indicate a heterogeneous distribution of plastic in the coastal areas, with higher concentrations in the north-western and south-eastern regions of the islands and debris peaking during the month of August. Furthermore, floating marine debris was more easily collected during calm seas as well as using an integrated monitoring approach to facilitate its removal. Overall, sea-cleaning boats are highly effective in removing coastal floating marine debris.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30955727
pii: S0025-326X(19)30116-X
doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.027
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Plastics
0
Waste Products
0
Water Pollutants, Chemical
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
205-214Informations de copyright
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