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  • Macrodebris and microplastics from beaches in Slovenia
    Laglbauer, Betty J.L. ...
    The amount of marine debris in the environment is increasing worldwide, which results in an array of negative effects to biota. This study provides the first account of macrodebris on the beach and ... microplastics in the sediment (shoreline and infralittoral) in relation to tourism activities in Slovenia. The study assessed the quality and quantity of macrodebris and the quality, size and quantity of microplastics at six beaches, contrasting those under the influences of tourism and those that were not. Beach cleanliness was estimated using the Clean Coast Index. Tourism did not seem to have an effect on macrodebris or microplastic quantity at beaches. Over 64% of macrodebris was plastic, and microplastics were ubiquitous, which calls for classification of plastics as hazardous materials. Standard measures for marine debris assessment are needed, especially in the form of an all-encompassing debris index. Recommendations for future assessments are provided for the Adriatic region.
    Vir: Marine pollution bulletin. - ISSN 0025-326X (Vol. 89, no. 1-2, 2014, str. 356-366)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del
    Leto - 2014
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 3252303

    Povezava(-e):

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X14006456
    DOI

vir: Marine pollution bulletin. - ISSN 0025-326X (Vol. 89, no. 1-2, 2014, str. 356-366)

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