Assessment of marine debris on the coastal wetland of Martil in the North-East of Morocco
| Autor: | Mohamed Analla, Ebrahim Alwashali, Adel Alshawafi, Mustapha Aksissou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Wetland 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences Commercial fishing Marine pollution Abundance (ecology) Marine debris medicine 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Waste Products Hydrology geography geography.geographical_feature_category Seasonality medicine.disease Wood Pollution Debris Morocco Metals Wetlands Environmental science Glass Rubber Surface runoff Plastics Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Marine Pollution Bulletin. 117:302-310 |
| ISSN: | 0025-326X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.079 |
| Popis: | Plastic waste at the coastal wetland in Martil beach in the North-East of Morocco is one of the problems that have appeared recently. This study aims to characterize the marine debris in the coast of Martil during the year 2015. The sampling is seasonally by type and size. The result shows, for the macro debris, the abundance of plastic (57%), lumber and paper (21.93%), cloth and fabric (7.8%), glass (5.42%), metal (4.40%), and rubber (3.4%). Micro debris is also present in the area in several forms such as wood, plants, and others by 75,63%. This was followed by the foam (26,95%), line (7,8%), and the film (1,23%). The seasonal variation (S1: January–March and S3: July to September) are the most polluted months of the year. The sources of marine debris are mainly tourism (beach users), land (run off), and commercial fishing in the four seasons of the year. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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