Selective accumulation of plastic debris at the breaking wave area of coastal waters

Ho, Ngai Hei Ernest; Not, Christelle

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.041

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“…Major limitations are present in most model studies due to a lack of knowledge on basic plastic particle dynamics and the interaction with complex hydrodynamics [16,18,31,32,33]. It has previously been suggested that waves in combination with wind, currents and plastic densities affect the accumulation patterns of plastic litter on beaches [17,34,35,36]. However, a basic assumption is that beaches are a sink of plastic particles owing to onshore transport by waves [25,26,14].…”

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Behaviour of plastic litter in nearshore waters: First insights from wind and wave laboratory experiments

Forsberg

Sous

Stocchino

et al. 2020

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Plastic litter in nearshore waters is an environmental pollutant with increasing impact on coastal environments. At present, knowledge on basic plastic particle dynamics and the interaction with complex hydrodynamics is lacking. The present laboratory study, performed under controlled wave and wind conditions, demonstrates the dispersion of plastics in shallow waters. The study presents a simple case looking solely at cross-shore particle transport. The results show that both wind and waves as well as plastic properties (shape and density) govern the behaviour of plastic litter in the nearshore zone. Heavy particles behave like natural sand with accumulation in the wave breaking zone. Light particles have varying accumulation along the coastal profile depending on the wave and wind field and the particle shape. More extensive characterization remains to be done in future studies.

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Behaviour of plastic litter in nearshore waters: First insights from wind and wave laboratory experiments

Forsberg

Sous

Stocchino

et al. 2020

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…Regarding the amount of plastic stranding shortly after release, Ryan (2020) [95] point out the importance of flow conditions, as well as the size and buoyancy of the MaP. Ho and Not (2019) [110] investigated if a selective accumulation of plastic debris occurs in nearshore waters and came to the conclusion that the area where waves break and backflush occurs accumulates both MaP and microplastics. This behavior seems to be dependent on the item's buoyancy, size, and surface area.…”

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The Way of Macroplastic through the Environment

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With the focus on microplastic in current research, macroplastic is often not further considered. Thus, this review paper is the first to analyse the entry paths, accumulation zones, and sinks of macroplastic in the aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric environment by presenting transport paths and concentrations in the environment as well as related risks. This is done by applying the Source–Pathway–Receptor model on macroplastic in the environment. Based on this model, the life cycle of macroplastic is structurally described, and knowledge gaps are identified. Hence, current research aspects on macroplastic as well as a sound delimitation between macro- and microplastic that can be applied to future research are indicated. The results can be used as basic information for further research and show a qualitative assessment of the impact of macroplastic that ends up in the environment and accumulates there. Furthermore, the applied model allows for the first time a quantitative and structured approach to macroplastic in the environment.

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“…At each beach, 10 samples were collected, for a total of 30 samples. The location for sample collection was based on the high tide line, as high tidal energy promotes the long-term suspension and deterioration of low density, extremely buoyant, or relatively large plastic debris, resulting in favorable accumulation at the high tide line (Ho & Not, 2019). Sample locations were selected using systematic sampling.…”

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Microplastics in The Bahamas: A Reconnaissance Quantifying the Prevalence on Selected Beaches in New Providence.

Fernander

Welsh

2021

Int. j. Bahamian stud.

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Selective accumulation of plastic debris at the breaking wave area of coastal waters

Cited by 47 publications

References 42 publications

Behaviour of plastic litter in nearshore waters: First insights from wind and wave laboratory experiments

Behaviour of plastic litter in nearshore waters: First insights from wind and wave laboratory experiments

The Way of Macroplastic through the Environment

Microplastics in The Bahamas: A Reconnaissance Quantifying the Prevalence on Selected Beaches in New Providence.

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