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

• Autor principal: Buoninsegni, Joana (auth)
• Outros Autores: Olivo, Elisabetta (auth), Paletta, Maria Grazia (auth), Vaccaro, Carmela (auth), Corbau, Corinne (auth)
• Formato: Recurso Eletrônico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Florence Firenze University Press 2022
• coleção: Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques 1
• Assuntos: The environment; Marine pollution; Coastal management; Clean Coast Index; Fishing and aquaculture; Plastic waste
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Resumo

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.

Descrição Física

1 electronic resource (9 p.)

ISBN

979-12-215-0030-1.14
9791221500301

Acesso

Open Access