Marine debris (microplastic)
Recycling marine debris : An inquiry into the discrepancy inherent in posing recycling marine debris for new consumer wear as a solution to the problem of marine debris pollution
... of marine debris were thought to be reasonably well understood (Ryan in Bergmann, Gutow, & Klages, 2015), the degradation of larger plastics leads to an abundance in small microplastics and the ...
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Marine debris composition in Batu Pahat, Johor: A comparison between Sungai Lurus and Minyak Beku beaches
... of debris was conducted in the ...collected debris were manually sorted, separated and divided into seven categories regarding material which are plastic, glass, metal, paper, rubber, wood and ...the ...
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Differentiating littering, urban runoff and marine transport as sources of marine debris in coastal and estuarine environments
... Marine debris is a burgeoning global issue with economic, ecological and aesthetic ...the debris; direct deposition by beachgoers, transport from surrounding areas via storm water drains and coastal ...
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A quantitative analysis linking seabird mortality and marine debris ingestion
... not debris ingestion (KND). Thirteen birds died as a result of marine debris ingestion (KD); five fairy prions, Pachyptila turtur, four short-tailed shearwaters, Ardenna tenuirostris, one Salvin’s ...
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An Empirical Assessment of Marine Debris, Seawater Quality and Littering in Ghana
... Secondly, marine debris from land based sources remains the highest source of beach litter and ocean based sources the ...Thirdly, marine debris quantities at all four beaches were generally ...
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Ecological drivers of marine debris ingestion in Procellariiform seabirds
... tered marine debris in a species range, it does not account for specific breeding/wintering distributions, temporal offload of debris during chick rearing, nor trends of individual birds which forage ...
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EXPERIENCE IN MARINE DEBRIS DISSEMINATION IN INDONESIA
... Scientists collect data, analyze the results, and build conclusion to their research. To gain more valuable impact, scientists also transfer their knowledge to society. Science communication is particularly important to ...
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Assessing the risks of marine debris ingestion to Procellariiform seabirds
... Shearwater Balearic Shearwater Black‐vented Shearwater Buller’s Shearwater Christmas Island Shearwater Cory’s Shearwater Flesh‐footed Shearwater Fluttering Shearwater Gre[r] ...
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Validation of an optimised protocol for quantification of microplastics in heterogenous samples: a case study using green turtle chyme
... the marine environment; polluting the ocean surface, water column, and benthos [1 – ...impact marine life through the processes of entanglement and ingestion ...plastic debris globally [7 – 10]. ...
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Review: A review paper on the hazardous effect of plastic debris on marine biodiversity with some possible remedies
... Media plays a large role in raising awareness, and more educational campaigns as well as national and international conservation policies are needed for local nature conservation. A combination of better legislation and ...
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Plastic debris pollution on recreational beaches: A Malaysian case study
... in marine environment will undergo the physical degradation of which the minute forms of plastic will accumulate ...the marine debris is managed appropriately. The significance of marine ...
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Microplastics on the menu: Plastics pollute Indonesian Manta Ray and Whale Shark feeding grounds
... of marine debris sources that point toward rivers contributing the majority (88– 94%) of marine debris (Lebreton et ...river debris input globally (Lebreton et ...annual marine ...
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Masculine Discrepancy Stress and Health Behavior Outcomes
... The robust densities of microplastics (smaller than 5mm) in both terrestrial and aquatic coastal environments are strongly correlated with areas of high human population densities (Oerlikon, 2009; Alomar et al., 2016). ...
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An example of debris-flows hazard modeling using GIS
... predicting debris-flows ...to debris-flows. In particular, analysing the relationship between debris-flows and the various causative factors provides new understand- ing of the ...potential ...
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Spatial variation in the impact of dragonflies and debris on recreational ecosystem services in a floodplain wetland
... The study site is located at Fishlake, near Doncaster in the United Kingdom (Fig. 1a; Latitude: 53.611239, Longitude: 1.002889). The curvilinear site is owned by the UK Environment Agency, and is bounded by the River Don ...
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Australia's Oceans Policy: a role for science?
... the marine environment (CoA 19976) to which Australia is signatory , reflect concern shared by many countries about the deterioration of the seas, the limits to sustainability of their living resources and the ...
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Sea Change Annual Progress Report 2007
... Through the DCENR Charles Parsons Energy Research Awards, €3.5m was awarded to ocean energy research groups (UCC’s HMRC and UL). The award provides funding for an additional fi ve new postdoctoral research positions (in ...
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Review of State of Art and Process Parameter Influence in EDM Technology
... Flushing is the process in which the dielectric fluid washes away the debris in between tool and workpiece. Reza Teimouri et al. have studied the effect of using a rotating magnetic field in dry EDM machine ...
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The assessment of debris flow influence on the debris flow against stepped barrage
... the debris flow against stepped barrage is follow: the debris flow energy extinguish on the truncated half cone-shaped part arch hollow composite elements on the construction steppes leads plot the layout ...
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Modeling debris-covered glaciers: response to steady debris deposition
... We employ a fully transient 2-D finite difference numerical model (in down-valley and vertical, x and z) that can simu- late the evolution of temperate valley glacier response to cli- mate and debris. Forced by a ...
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