A comprehensive assessment of plastic pollution inland, on riverbanks, along the coastline and at the sea surface in Southern Mindanao, Philippines.

Autor: Fuentes H; Davao Del Sur State College, Matti, Digos City 8002, Mindanao, Philippines. Electronic address: hfuentes0528@gmail.com., Flores JP; Davao Del Sur State College, Matti, Digos City 8002, Mindanao, Philippines., Bacaltos DG; Davao Del Sur State College, Matti, Digos City 8002, Mindanao, Philippines., Fuentes A; Davao Del Sur State College, Matti, Digos City 8002, Mindanao, Philippines., Roman L; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Environment, Hobart, TAS 7004, Australia; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7004, Australia., Schuyler Q; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Environment, Hobart, TAS 7004, Australia., Hardesty BD; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Environment, Hobart, TAS 7004, Australia; Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 7004, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2024 Nov 21; Vol. 209 (Pt B), pp. 117134. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117134
Abstrakt: The Philippines are projected to be a top contributor to oceanic plastic pollution by 2025, ranking first globally for riverine plastic emissions. However, comprehensive empirical data on litter leakage is lacking, impeding accurate estimates and mitigation efforts. We conducted the first thorough assessment of plastic within a 100 km radius of Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines using a stratified random sampling design. We detected 13,970 debris items across 309 transects from 33 coastal, 27 river, and 44 inland sites, and collected 1405 debris items from 27 sea surface trawls. Riverbanks showed the highest plastic pollution densities, averaging 3.6 items per m 2 . Food wrappers and labels, both whole and fragmented, were the most abundant items across all site types, highlighting the Filipino "tingi" culture of buying and trading in small quantities. We recommend focusing on river hotspots and commonly reported items, particularly food packaging and sachets, to manage plastic pollution effectively.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Britta Denise Hardesty reports financial support was provided by COBSEA. Britta Denise Hardesty reports financial support was provided by Oak Foundation. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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