How much does marine litter weigh? A literature review to improve monitoring, support modelling and optimize clean-up activities
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.
Language: Английский
Assessment of beach litter, including Abandoned, Lost, or Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG), along the coast of Tamil Nadu, India: Magnitude, sources, composition, pollution status, and management strategies
Marine Pollution Bulletin,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
213, P. 117700 - 117700
Published: Feb. 18, 2025
Language: Английский