Paddle surfing for science on microplastic pollution

Camins, Elsa; Haan, William P. de; Salvo, Vanessa-Sarah; Canals, Miquel; Raffard, Amandine; Sánchez-Vidal, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136178

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“…The United Nations has proposed individual measures that can help to lighten microplastic pollution, such as recycling and consumption control (Barceló and Picó 2020). Non-governmental organisations and international and national authorities, such as Surfider Foundation Europe and United Nations Environment Program Mediterranean Action Plan, were also involved in the practice or implementation of circular economy systems, and coastal and marine debris management (Agamuthu et al 2019;Camins et al 2020). Other efforts to alleviate microplastic pollution also include research on the application of water treatment systems and microbial degradation or biosynthesis of plastic-like material (Amelia et al 2019;Bolto and Xie 2019;Hu et al 2019;Ngo et al 2019;Raju et al 2018;Sun et al 2019;Talvitie et al 2017;Zhang et al 2020a;Zhang and Chen 2020).…”

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Marine microplastics as vectors of major ocean pollutants and its hazards to the marine ecosystem and humans

Amelia

Khalik

Ong

et al. 2021

Prog Earth Planet Sci

333

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Microplastic pollutes water, land, air, and groundwater environments not only visually but also ecologically for plants, animals, and humans. Microplastic has been reported to act as vectors by sorbing pollutants and contributing to the bioaccumulation of pollutants, particularly in marine ecosystems, organisms, and subsequently food webs. The inevitable exposure of microplastic to humans emphasises the need to review the potential effects, exposure pathways, and toxicity of microplastic toward human health. Therefore, this review was aimed to reveal the risks of pollutant sorption and bioaccumulation by microplastic toward humans, as well as the dominant types of pollutants sorbed by microplastic, and the types of pollutants that are bioaccumulated by microplastic in the living organisms of the marine ecosystem. The possible factors influencing the sorption and bioaccumulation of pollutants by microplastic in marine ecosystems were also reviewed. The review also revealed the prevailing types of microplastic, abundance of microplastic, and geographical distribution of microplastic in the aquatic environment globally. The literature review revealed that microplastic characteristics, chemical interactions, and water properties played a role in the sorption of pollutants by microplastic. The evidence of microplastic posing a direct medical threat to humans is still lacking albeit substantial literature has reported the health hazards of microplastic-associated monomers, additives, and pollutants. This review recommends future research on the existing knowledge gaps in microplastic research, which include the toxicity of microplastic, particularly to humans, as well as the factors influencing the sorption and bioaccumulation of pollutants by microplastic.

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confidence: 99%

Marine microplastics as vectors of major ocean pollutants and its hazards to the marine ecosystem and humans

Amelia

Khalik

Ong

et al. 2021

Prog Earth Planet Sci

333

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“…Similar levels were, however, reported by de Haan et al [58] off the coast of south-eastern coast of Spain (102,000 MPs/km 2 ). Most recently, Camins et al [32] reported an average of 94,500 MPs/km 2 in the Balearic Sea, which was an order of magnitude lower than the concentrations reported for the same region in 2018 (875,466 MPs/km 2 [128]).…”

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Microplastics in the Mediterranean marine environment: a combined bibliometric and systematic analysis to identify current trends and challenges

Papadimitriu¹,

Allinson²

2022

Micropl.&Nanopl.

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In recent decades, the potential toxicological and environmental effects of microplastics (MPs) in the Mediterranean Sea region have received growing attention. The number of studies in this area has increased; however, presently there is no scientometric perspective addressing this topic. The purpose of this study was to identify the intellectual base and research front using the visualization and analysis software, CiteSpace, in combination with a systematic review. We retrieved 150 articles, published in print or online as an early-access article between 1979 and 2020, from the Web of Science with a topic search related to MPs, environment, and uptake by biota. We then analysed synthesized networks of co-authorship (author, institution, country), co-citation (author document, journal) and co-occurring keywords. The annual publication output has trended upwards since 2011, with interest in MP abundance in the Mediterranean Sea particularly high in the past 5 years (2016–2020). Authors based in Italy accounted for 25% of the total publications, followed by Spain (16%); but overall publications from Belgium and the Netherlands were more influential. Major research themes identified include the abundance of MPs on beaches, in surface waters, sediments and biota. Secondary microplastics, such fibres and fragments, of a wide range of sizes and chemical composition were dominant in scientific reports, albeit citizen science collection of plastic resin pellets for International Pellet Watch suggests such primary MPs are also widespread, even if their numerical abundance from such collections is unclear. Few studies reported chemical contamination of MPs in the Mediterranean albeit a significant amount of information on the level of chemical contamination of plastic resin pellets is available on the International Pellet Watch website.

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“…Surfers have already shown potential to monitor environmental indicators, shifting their role from steward to citizen scientist [ 83 ]. Notable scientific surfing projects include the beach bums survey [ 84 ], the surfer biome project [ 85 ], collecting climate change data via the SMART fin [ 86 ], sea temperature and GPS data via surfers [ 87 ], marine debris/golfball study [ 88 ], and paddle-boarding for microplastics [ 89 ]. Significantly, in this study 59.2% of all survey participants said they would contribute to citizen science.…”

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Ocean Literacy and Surfing: Understanding How Interactions in Coastal Ecosystems Inform Blue Space User’s Awareness of the Ocean

Fox

Marshall

Dankel

2021

IJERPH

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Intergovernmental policy is targeting public ocean literacy to help achieve the societal changes needed to reach a sustainable ocean agenda within a 10-year timeframe. To create a culture of care for the ocean, which is under threat from Anthropocentric pressures, informed ocean citizens are central to upholding meaningful actions and best practices. This research focuses on recreational ocean users, specifically surfers and how their blue space activities may inform understanding of ocean processes and human-ocean interconnections. The Ocean Literacy Principles were used to assess ocean awareness through surfing interactions. An online survey questionnaire was completed by 249 participants and reduced to a smaller sample focus group. Qualitative and quantitative data were triangulated to develop further understanding of surfer experiences, using the social-ecological systems framework to model surfing outcomes. The results found that surfers indeed receive ocean literacy benefits, specifically three out of the seven Ocean Literacy Principles and that ocean literacy is a direct benefit many surfers in the sample group receive. By identifying synergies between the Ocean Literacy Principles, variables within coastal ecosystems and user (surfer) interactions, this research offers novel insight into opportunities for integrating ocean sustainability strategies through blue space activity mechanisms and coastal community engagement.

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Paddle surfing for science on microplastic pollution

Cited by 28 publications

References 38 publications

Marine microplastics as vectors of major ocean pollutants and its hazards to the marine ecosystem and humans

Marine microplastics as vectors of major ocean pollutants and its hazards to the marine ecosystem and humans

Microplastics in the Mediterranean marine environment: a combined bibliometric and systematic analysis to identify current trends and challenges

Ocean Literacy and Surfing: Understanding How Interactions in Coastal Ecosystems Inform Blue Space User’s Awareness of the Ocean

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