Composition and Distribution of Beach Debris in Orange County, California

Moore, Shelly; Gregorio, Dominic; Carreon, M; Weisberg, Stephen B.; Leecaster, Molly

doi:10.1016/s0025-326x(00)00148-x

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“…The results of the present and other multiagency clean up campaigns (Moore et al, 2001) show that these campaigns are useful and can produce good scientific data and reports, which are needed for decision-makers and environmental managers. This is also true for those in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba region, which has been designated under the terms of regulation 10 of MARPOL and its annexes as a ''special area''.…”

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“…The types of benthic marine debris indicate that the sources include beach goers, recreational fishing and boating activities, and commercial fishing activities as indicated by Abu-Hilal and Al-Najjar (2004). According to Moore et al (2001), each of these litter sources requires a different management action to affect a reduction in marine debris.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This work takes advantage of public participation organized by the NGOs and other private institutions through their involvement in environmental policymaking and implementation and their public awareness efforts. Voluntary participation of the public in debris clean up campaigns is a useful and practical approach to clean up the coast, educate the public, and raise awareness on the adverse effects of marine debris on the marine environment (Jones, 1995;Willoughby et al, 1997;Moore et al, 2001).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Marine litter in coral reef areas along the Jordan Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Abu-Hilal

Al-Najjar²

2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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confidence: 99%

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Marine litter in coral reef areas along the Jordan Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Abu-Hilal

Al-Najjar²

2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…It appears that glass and hard plastics are accumulating more easily on rocky shores (Moore et al 2001a). Litter often strands on beaches that lack strong prevalent winds, which may blow them offshore (Galgani et al 2000;Costa et al 2011).…”

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Global Distribution, Composition and Abundance of Marine Litter

Galgani

Hanke

Maes

2015

Marine Anthropogenic Litter

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Marine debris is commonly observed everywhere in the oceans. Litter enters the seas from both land-based sources, from ships and other installations at sea, from point and diffuse sources, and can travel long distances before being stranded. Plastics typically constitute the most important part of marine litter sometimes accounting for up to 100 % of floating litter. On beaches, most studies have demonstrated densities in the 1 item m −2 range except for very high concentrations because of local conditions, after typhoons or flooding events. Floating marine debris ranges from 0 to beyond 600 items km −2 . On the sea bed, the abundance of plastic debris is very dependent on location, with densities ranging from 0 to >7700 items km −2 , mainly in coastal areas. Recent studies have demonstrated that pollution of microplastics, particles <5 mm, has spread at the surface of oceans, in the water column and in sediments, even in the deep sea. Concentrations at the water surface ranged from thousands to hundred thousands of particles km −2 . Fluxes vary widely with factors such as proximity of urban activities, shore and coastal uses, wind and ocean currents. These enable the presence of accumulation areas in oceanic convergence zones and on the seafloor, notably in coastal canyons. Temporal trends are not clear with evidences for increases, decreases or without changes, depending on locations and environmental conditions. In terms of distribution and quantities, proper global estimations based on standardized approaches are still needed before considering efficient management and reduction measures.

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“…Briefly it could be suggested that in comparison to other environmental issues, the public has been invaluable in assessing the magnitude of plastics and MP pollution through volunteer beach cleanups and surveys that provide data for monitoring programmers, as well as carrying out the practical task of removing beach litter. In the USA most information regarding the abundance and distribution of beach debris has been derived from volunteer beach cleaning efforts [63], and such public involvement is also occurring elsewhere. Public collaboration with scientific research has taken place in a number of locations worldwide, for instance, the collection of marine litter in the Firth of Forth, Scotland [64], collection of beach debris along the coast of southeast Chile [65], and many volunteers mobilized for beach surveys in South Africa [66].…”

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Microplastics in Inland African Waters: Presence, Sources, and Fate

Khan

Mayoma

Biginagwa

et al. 2017

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

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As the birthplace of our species, the African continent holds a unique place in human history. Upon entering a new epoch, the Anthropocene defined by human-driven influences on earth systems, and with the recognition that plastic pollution is one of the hallmarks of this new age, remarkably little is known about the presence, sources, and fate of plastics (and microplastics (MPs)) within African waters. Research in marine regions, most notably around the coast of South Africa, describes the occurrence of MPs in seabirds and fish species. More recently environmental sampling studies in the same area have quantified plastics in both the water column and sediments. However, despite Africa containing some of the largest and deepest of the world's freshwater lakes, including Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika as part of the African Great Lakes system, and notable freshwater rivers, such as the River Congo and the Nile, the extent of MPs within the inland waters remains largely unreported. In the only study to date to describe MP pollution in the African Great Lakes, a variety of polymers, including polyethylene, polypropylene, and silicone rubber, were recovered from the gastrointestinal tracts of Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fished from Lake Victoria. The likely sources of these plastics were considered to be human activities linked to fishing and tourism, and urban waste. In this chapter we discuss the need for research focus on MPs in Africa and how what has been described in the coastal regions and other freshwater environments can be applied to inland African waters. The aforementioned study in Lake Victoria is used to exemplify how small-scale investigations can provide early indications of MP pollution. Lastly we discuss the current challenges and future needs of MP research in African freshwaters.

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Composition and Distribution of Beach Debris in Orange County, California

Cited by 167 publications

References 19 publications

Marine litter in coral reef areas along the Jordan Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Marine litter in coral reef areas along the Jordan Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Global Distribution, Composition and Abundance of Marine Litter

Microplastics in Inland African Waters: Presence, Sources, and Fate

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