Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Dec. 30, 2024
Microplastic
is
one
of
the
most
important
environmental
challenges
recent
decades.
Although
abundance
microplastics
in
water
sources
and
bodies
such
as
marine
were
investigated
many
studies,
knowing
requires
more
studies.
In
this
study,
litter
was
urban
management
primary
microplastic
secondary
environment.
For
purpose,
Clean
Environment
Index
Cigarette
Butt
Pollution
Index,
used
to
interpret
density
estimate
resources
Khuzestan
province,
Iran.
The
results
showed
that
studied
cities
0.0001-0.6502
items/m
Results in Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22, P. 102089 - 102089
Published: April 2, 2024
Litter
is
an
important
challenge
in
urban
management,
which
affected
by
the
efficiency
of
cleaning
system.
In
this
study,
manual
system
litter
collection
was
evaluated
Clean
Environment
Index
(CEI)
three
land-uses.
The
results
showed
that
study
area,
density
range
0.011–0.736
number/m2.
cigarette
butt
most
observed
(0.183/m2).
On
average,
17%
were
plastic.
Based
on
calculated
CEI,
all
commercial
areas
a
dirty
or
extremely
status,
included
40%
areas.
However,
residential
and
recreational
clean
very
respectively.
average
CEI
commercial,
residential,
22.59,
3.69,
0.413,
Although
suitable
for
areas,
pollution
status
low
Using
alternative
methods
can
improve
management.
Environmental Pollution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
361, P. 124863 - 124863
Published: Aug. 30, 2024
The
weight
of
marine
litter
has
been
marginally
considered
in
comparison
to
counting
and
categorizing
items.
However,
determines
dynamics
on
water
coasts,
it
is
an
essential
parameter
for
planning
optimizing
clean-up
activities.
This
work
reviewed
80
publications
that
reported
both
the
number
beached
macro-litter
worldwide.
On
average,
a
item
weighed
19.5
±
20.3
g,
with
median
13.4
g.
Plastics
composed
80%
by
51%
global
bulk.
A
plastic
12.9
13.8
g
9
analysis
based
continents
bodies
returned
similar
values,
which
can
be
used
estimate
beaches
from
past
future
visual
census
surveys,
remote
sensing
imagery.
Overall,
this
improve
monitoring
reports
support
modelling,
thereby
contributing
environmental
protection
mitigation
efforts.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: June 17, 2024
Abstract
Cigarette
filter
is
the
most
common
hazardous
litter
that
contains
many
pollutants
including
PAHs.
The
durability
of
this
in
urban
environment
has
an
important
effect
on
rate
pollutant
leakage.
In
study,
leakage
PAHs
from
littered
cigarette
filters
was
estimated
by
considering
affecting
parameters
their
environment.
results
showed
density
studied
locations
0.00048–0.13563
g/m
2
.
maximum
spatial
variation
225
times.
average
total
to
be
2.048
µg/10
m
impact
structural
factors
and
efficiency
cleaning
at
2.4
It
necessary
change
behavior
citizens
littering
filter,
its
environment,
reduce
environmental
health
consequences
caused
