Nano-plastics and their analytical characterisation and fate in the marine environment: From source to sea
Polymer contamination is a major pollutant in all waterways and a significant concern of the
21st Century, gaining extensive research, media, and public attention. The polymer pollution …
21st Century, gaining extensive research, media, and public attention. The polymer pollution …
Environmental status of (micro) plastics contamination in Portugal
Plastics and microplastics are ubiquitous contaminants in aquatic ecosystems. This critical
review is the first attempt at analyzing sources, concentration, impacts and solutions of …
review is the first attempt at analyzing sources, concentration, impacts and solutions of …
[HTML][HTML] A citizen science unmanned aerial system data acquisition protocol and deep learning techniques for the automatic detection and map** of marine litter …
Marine litter (ML) accumulation in the coastal zone has been recognized as a major problem
in our time, as it can dramatically affect the environment, marine ecosystems, and coastal …
in our time, as it can dramatically affect the environment, marine ecosystems, and coastal …
Microplastic in the stomachs of open-ocean and deep-sea fishes of the North-East Atlantic
The presence of microplastic in marine fishes has been well documented but few studies
have directly examined differences between fishes occupying contrasting environmental …
have directly examined differences between fishes occupying contrasting environmental …
Spatiotemporal variations in anthropogenic marine litter pollution along the northeast beaches of India
M Mugilarasan, R Karthik, R Purvaja, RS Robin… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine litter is widely distributed in marine environments and has been a severe concern
worldwide, due to the disposal of waste from diverse sources. The severity of this threat has …
worldwide, due to the disposal of waste from diverse sources. The severity of this threat has …
Quantifying marine macro litter abundance on a sandy beach using unmanned aerial systems and object-oriented machine learning methods
Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) have recently been proven to be valuable remote sensing
tools for detecting marine macro litter (MML), with the potential of supporting pollution …
tools for detecting marine macro litter (MML), with the potential of supporting pollution …
Marine litter on a highly urbanized beach at Southeast Brazil: a contribution to the development of litter monitoring programs
Abstract Seasonal distribution of Marine Litter (ML) on Santos beaches was assessed using
a citizen science strategy. Plastics and cigarette butts (CB) were the dominant items in all …
a citizen science strategy. Plastics and cigarette butts (CB) were the dominant items in all …
Addressing the challenge of marine plastic litter in the Moroccan Mediterranean: A citizen science project with schoolchildren
In this study, based on data collected by citizen science, we studied the abundance, spatial
and temporal distribution of marine litter in three beaches of the Moroccan Mediterranean. A …
and temporal distribution of marine litter in three beaches of the Moroccan Mediterranean. A …
Enabling a large-scale assessment of litter along Saudi Arabian red sea shores by combining drones and machine learning
Beach litter assessments rely on time inefficient and high human cost protocols, mining the
attainment of global beach litter estimates. Here we show the application of an emerging …
attainment of global beach litter estimates. Here we show the application of an emerging …
Marine debris in moroccan Mediterranean beaches: an assessment of their abundance, composition and sources
Morocco is well known for its attractive Mediterranean beaches, which play an important
economic role. With the fast development and growth, these beaches have become more …
economic role. With the fast development and growth, these beaches have become more …