Marine litter on the beaches of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas: An assessment of their abundance, composition and sources (CROSBI ID 251150)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Vlachogianni, Thomais ; Fortibuoni, Tomaso ; Ronchi, Francesca ; Zeri, Christina ; Mazziotti Cristina ; Tutman, Pero ; Bojanić Varezić, Dubravka ; Palatinus, Andreja ; Trdan, Štefan ; Peterlin, Monika ; Mandić, Milica ; Marković, Olivera ; Prvan, Mosor ; Kaberi, Helen ; Prevenios, Michael ; Kolitari, Jerina ; Kroqi, Gulielm ; Fusco, Marina ; Kalampokis, Evangelos ; Scoullos, Michael
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Marine litter on the beaches of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas: An assessment of their abundance, composition and sources
The abundance, composition and sources of marine litter were determined on beaches located in the seven countries of the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion, namely Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia. A total of 70, 581 marine litter items were classified and recorded through one-year long surveys carried out in 31 sites. The average litter density of 0.67 items/m2 found within this study is considered to be relatively high. The beaches investigated differed in terms of human-induced pressures ; their majority is classified either as semi-urban or semi-rural, while very few beaches could be characterized as urban or remote/natural. The majority of litter items were made of artificial/anthropogenic polymer materials accounting for 91.1% of all litter. Litter from shoreline sources accounted for 33.4% of all litter collected. The amount of litter from sea-based sources ranged in the different countries from 1.54% to 14.84%, with an average of 6.30% at regional level.
Marine litter, Debris, Monitoring, Beaches, Adriatic and Ionian Seas, Plastics
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Podaci o izdanju
131 (A)
2018.
745-756
objavljeno
0025-326X
1879-3363
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.006