Role of citizen scientists in environmental plastic litter research—A systematic review

CL Popa, SI Dontu, D Savastru, EM Carstea - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, citizen science has proven to be an effective means of monitoring plastic
litter, bring potential benefits to professional researchers and authorities, and create …

The Plasticene: time and rocks

N Rangel-Buitrago, W Neal, A Williams - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Plastics,“yesterday's hero... today's villain” or “the contemporary symbol of
modernity,” were invented in the early 20th century by Leo Hendrik Baekeland from …

Mangroves in the “Plasticene”: High exposure of coastal mangroves to anthropogenic litter pollution along the Central-West coast of India

K De, S Sautya, GU Dora, S Gaikwad, D Katke… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic litter is a ubiquitous stressor in the global ocean, and poses ominous threats
to oceanic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. At the terrestrial-ocean interface, tropical …

Wind-and rain-driven macroplastic mobilization and transport on land

YAM Mellink, THM van Emmerik, T Mani - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Wind and rain are considered main drivers for mobilization and transport of macroplastics on
land, yet there is a lack of empirical data that quantifies this. We present lab experiment …

Plastic after an extreme storm: the typhoon-induced response of micro-and mesoplastics in coastal waters

R Nakajima, T Miyama, T Kitahashi, N Isobe… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Extreme storms, such as tropical cyclones, are responsible for a significant portion of the
plastic debris transported from land to sea yet little is known about the storm response of …

Landward zones of mangroves are sinks for both land and water borne anthropogenic debris

YY Luo, LD Vorsatz, C Not, S Cannicci - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The hotspots for mangrove diversity and plastic emissions from rivers overlap in Asia,
however very few studies have investigated anthropogenic marine debris (AMD) pollution in …

The Seaflower Biosphere Reserve: Research advances on ocean and coastal processes and related hazards for the regional management

JD Osorio-Cano, JC Alcérreca-Huerta… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Seaflower Biosphere Reserve (SBR) stands as an exceptional marine region
located in the western Caribbean Sea; this reserve comprises numerous volcanic islands …

Vulnerability of mangrove ecosystems to anthropogenic marine litter along the southeast coast of India

M Ponmani, P Padmavathy, D Manimekalai… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human-caused marine pollution poses a constant threat to marine ecosystems, particularly
tropical mangrove forests, which are vulnerable to litter from both inland and marine sources …

[HTML][HTML] Litter content of Colombian beaches and mangrove forests: results from the Caribbean and Pacific coasts

HJ Bolívar-Anillo, F Asensio-Montesinos… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Litter abundance and typology were investigated at different beaches and mangrove forests
at nine sites on the Colombian Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Average litter abundance on …

Combining Historical, Remote-Sensing, and Photogrammetric Data to Estimate the Wreck Site of the USS Kearsarge

W Gomez Pretel, A Carvajal Diaz, M Jeong - Heritage, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colombia has hundreds of historical shipwrecks, but systematic research on this topic is
scarce, which makes locating wreck sites problematic. Colombia is home to the Caribbean …