Chapter Marine litter surveys on Boccasette beach (Rovigo, Italy)

• Auteur principal: Buoninsegni, Joana (auth)
• Autres auteurs: Olivo, Elisabetta (auth), Paletta, Maria Grazia (auth), Vaccaro, Carmela (auth), Corbau, Corinne (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Florence Firenze University Press 2022
• Collection: Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques 1
• Sujets: The environment; Marine pollution; Coastal management; Clean Coast Index; Fishing and aquaculture; Plastic waste
• Accès en ligne: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Résumé

This study aims to evaluate the presence of marine litter in relation to the main human activities and during some different meteorological conditions. Five surveys were performed along Boccasette spit to collect the stranded items, in order to assess the density of debris and the beach cleanliness. The main litter macro-category is represented by artificial polymer materials (96%), while the others macro-categories represent the 4% of collected items. The main sources of the marine litter have been attributed to improper waste disposal and fishing/aquaculture activities.

Description matérielle

1 electronic resource (9 p.)

ISBN

979-12-215-0030-1.14
9791221500301

Accès

Open Access