Collected marine litter - A growing waste challenge
| Autor: | Falk Schneider, Marcelle McManus, Andrea Stolte, Sophie Parsons, Sally E Clift |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Marine litter Collection Distribution (economics) Marine life 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences Bathing Beaches Human health SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Environmental protection Environmental monitoring Marine debris Quantitative assessment Humans Systems perspective SDG 14 - Life Below Water Environmental Restoration and Remediation 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Waste Products Life-cycle business.industry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Debris Pollution Waste treatment Environmental science business Plastics Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Schneider, F, Parsons, S, Clift, S, Stolte, A & McManus, M 2018, ' Collected marine litter-A growing waste challenge ', Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 128, pp. 162-174 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.011 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.011 |
| Popis: | Marine litter, in particular plastic debris, poses a seriousthreat to marine life, human health and the economy. In order to reduceits impact, marine litter collections such as beach clean-ups arefrequently conducted. This paper presents a systematic review of temporaldevelopments, geographical distribution, quantities and waste treatmentpathways of collected marine litter. Results from over 130 studies andprojects highlight the worldwide increase in collection efforts. Many ofthese are in wealthy countries that do not primarily contribute to theproblem. Over 250 thousand tonnes, have already been removed, but thereis little or no information available regarding how this waste is treatedor used post collection. This paper highlights the need for a wholesystemquantitative assessment for the collection and waste treatment ofmarine litter, and identifies the challenges associated with utilisingthis waste in the future. |
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