Heavy rains control the floating macroplastic inputs into the sea from coastal Mediterranean rivers: A case study on the Têt River (NW Mediterranean Sea)

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 877, P. 162733 - 162733

Published: March 15, 2023

Language: Английский

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Monitoring macroplastics in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems: Expert survey reveals visual and drone-based census as most effective techniques

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 955, P. 176528 - 176528

Published: Sept. 25, 2024

Language: Английский

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The under-investigated plastic threat on seagrasses worldwide: a comprehensive review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 31(6), P. 8341 - 8353

Published: Jan. 3, 2024

Language: Английский

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Riparian vegetation plastic monitoring: A harmonized protocol for sampling macrolitter in vegetated riverine habitats

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 912, P. 169570 - 169570

Published: Dec. 23, 2023

Many studies highlighted that rivers transported land-based plastics to the sea. However, most of litter remains stuck in fluvial ecosystem, also blocked by vegetation. To date, research on riverine macrolitter focused floating and riverbank monitoring, thus methods sample have been developed. Concerning rivers, few recent role riparian vegetation entrapping plastics. Given represents a large part ecosystems dynamics entrapped are neglected, it appears pivotal study more detail how contributes plastic retention. as current protocols guidelines considered only without providing standardized updated strategies monitor vegetation, here we aimed develop new protocol tools assess Specifically, unveiling three-tridimensional structure relation occurrence, while considering seasonal hydromorphological aspects. investigate trapping effect developed three-dimensional index (3DVI) related The 3DVI considers plant (i.e., number branches) diversity species). test 3DVI, conducted an in-situ case central Italy. We found both primary secondary litter. In detail, correlated with plastics, highlighting densest diverse communities trap Furthermore, provided for first time assessment seasonality macroplastic entrapment preliminary quantification wind-blown Our results should be interest promote development harmonized monitoring habitat management conservation.

Language: Английский

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Differentiating macroplastic and mesoplastic pollution on relatively clean beaches of central Philippines

Marine Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 107092 - 107092

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Remote Sensing for Monitoring Macroplastics in Rivers: A Review

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(2)

Published: March 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Given the exponential rise in global plastic production and its significant ecological socio‐economic impacts, monitoring macroplastics rivers has become a central focus of water management efforts. However, standardized methodologies are lagging behind rate waste currently entering aquatic systems on scale. This translates into shortage spatially temporally refined data macroplastic pollution circulating inland waters. Recent advancements remote sensing techniques, primarily satellites, UASs, fixed handheld cameras combined with crowd‐sourced automated detection using machine deep learning, offer promising opportunities for versatile solutions. Thus, this paper reviews state‐of‐the‐art approaches emerging methods identification to provide researchers comprehensive inventory techniques encourage scientific community harmonize define standard protocols. According our investigation, addressing challenges sensing‐based river mandates further efforts enhance integrate multiple platforms an emphasis long‐term monitoring.

Language: Английский

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Meso and macroplastics present on the surface and soil of a stream bank in the Pampas Region of Argentina

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 197(5)

Published: April 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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Aquatic plants entrap different size of plastics in indoor flume experiments

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 863, P. 161051 - 161051

Published: Dec. 20, 2022

Language: Английский

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Macroplastics in Lakes: An Underrepresented Ecological Problem?

Water, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 60 - 60

Published: Dec. 24, 2022

Lakes are the greatest reserve of available superficial inland fresh water and concurrently one most threatened ecosystems. Among many pollutants, plastics contaminate lakes worldwide; notwithstanding that, little is known on impacts macroplastics. The aim this work to provide first global overview scientific articles researching macroplastic pollution in lakes. Articles were selected from Web Science Scopus databases. We performed a bibliometric analysis results publication trend, geographical distribution study areas, investigated matrix (i.e., water, sediment, biota), as well abundance type shape, litter category, polymer) lacustrine also compared articles’ methodologies. Fourteen collected (the trend increasing recent years), showing diffuse contamination by Research efforts mostly focused shoreline assessments. There lack information methodological standardisation size definition, sampling protocol, categories), which limits comparison article outputs. propose definition macroplastics >5 mm adoption UNEP/IOC protocol sample lake shoreline. suggest focusing future investigations (1) testing standardisation, (2) understanding factors influencing dispersal, (3) assessing biota.

Language: Английский

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Cotton buds: The new villain of the marine litter story in the coastal lagoon

Ocean and Coastal Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 71

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Plastic bags, bottles, packing tapes, and fishing lines are at the forefront of discussion on plastic pollution in oceans. However, scientific interest role cotton buds such context is rapidly increasing, as these objects continue to be widely used discarded improperly. Therefore, this study aimed determine abundance fate a case Küçükçekmece Lagoon. At two sampling stations, pebbly beach rocky beach, total 854 were found over course six months with an average value 71.16 litters m-2 per month. The similarity occurrence summer autumn was statistically significant. November December, when meteorological conditions more severe, significant observed. Furthermore, results potential environmental hazard, risk assessment, carbonyl index provide answers main problems bud pollution. Consequently, hazard level classified either III or IV determined unfriendly. In total, 44.5% samples had high oxidation. EDX analysis also confirmed that biofilm influenced accumulation metals surface. Overall, have addressed issues should considered improving management strategies for plastics, which can implemented reduce impact plastics achieved objective raising awareness waste generated by anthropogenic activities coastal areas.

Language: Английский

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