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The abundance, composition and sources of marine debris in coastal seawaters or beaches around the northern South China Sea (China)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2011 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Marine Pollution Bulletin, volume 62, pages 1,998-2,007 (issn: 0025-326X, Copyright policy )
Authors: Peng, Zhou; Chuguang, Huang; Hongda, Fang; Weixu, Cai; Dongmei, Li; Xiaomin, Li; Hansheng, Yu;

doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.06.018

pmid: 21764082

The abundance, composition and sources of marine debris in coastal seawaters or beaches around the northern South China Sea (China)

Abstract

The abundance and composition of marine debris including floating marine debris (FMD), seafloor marine debris (SMD) and beached marine debris (BMD) were investigated in coastal seawaters/beaches around the northern South China Sea during 2009 and 2010. The FMD density was 4.947 (0.282-16.891) items/km², with plastics (44.9%) and Styrofoam (23.2%) dominating. More than 99.0% of FMD was small or medium size floating marine debris. The SMD and BMD densities of were 0.693 (0.147-5.000) and 32.82 (2.83-375.00) items/km², respectively. SMD was composed of plastics (47.0%), wood (15.2%), fabric/fiber (13.6%) and glass (12.1%), while BMD was composed of plastics (42.0%) and wood (33.7%). More than 90% of FMD, 75% of SMD and 95% of BMD were not ocean-based sources but land-based sources, mostly attributed to coastal/recreational activity, because of the effect of human activities in the areas.

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Waste Products, China, Data Collection, Environment, Refuse Disposal, Seawater, Water Pollutants, Environmental Monitoring

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