Type and Quantity of Shipborne Garbage at Selected Tropical Beaches

Autor: Julyus-Melvin Mobilik, Teck-Yee Ling, Mohd-Lokman Husain, Ruhana Hassan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: The Scientific World Journal, Vol 2016 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2356-6140
1537-744X
DOI: 10.1155/2016/5126951
Popis: Marine debris is widely distributed at the coastal area of the global oceans; however, shipborne garbage source studies are still lacking to document the pollution in Malaysia Territorial Water. Thus, this study has adopted a standard method of beach marine debris survey at five beaches and inspected 115 vessels to assess the type and amount of debris from shipping source stranded on the beach. This study found that vessel visiting Malaysian ports observed the MARPOL 73/78 Annex V requirements; however, identified objects from shipping activity (1.3%; 2 items/km) found on the beaches indicate that there are vessels disposing of garbage illegally at sea. Therefore, there is a need to promote the use of biodegradable material and introduce environmental education to increase awareness on the vessel.
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