Solid Waste and Marine Litter Management

Murshed, Mohamad Fared; Kamal, Nurul Hana Mokhtar; Fagbenro, Oluwakemi Kehinde; Wang, Lawrence K.; Wang, Mu-Hao Sung

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-89336-1_5

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“…Human activity and behavior, whether deliberate or unintentional, contribute to marine litter (debris). It is also the result of poor waste disposal and a lack of public awareness of the potential consequences of mismanagement [1]. Litter can be transported from land to the marine habitat via rivers, storm water, wind, and sewage, or it can be discarded directly on beaches and at sea [2].…”

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Beach macro-litter monitoring on Monastir coastal sea (Tunisia): First Findings

Dhiab¹,

Challouf²,

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et al. 2022

Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”

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The macrolitter monitoring was investigated on 3 beaches on Monastir coastal (Palmier, Marina, Karaia) and on Kuriat Island during 4 seasons. The highest abundance and density of macrolitter were recorded on the beaches of Marina (13540 items/100m; 8.49 items m-2) and Karaia (6842 items/100m; 6.11 items m-2) during spring. According to Clean Coast Index, these 2 beaches were classified as extremely dirty whereas Kuriat Island was considered as very clean. Plastic items corresponded to the highest concentration of litter in studied sites and varying between 69% and 89% of total items. Cigarette butts are the most frequent type of debris

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confidence: 99%