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Spatio-temporal characterization of litter at a touristic sandy beach in South Brazil.
de Ramos, Bruna; Alencar, Melanie Vianna; Rodrigues, Fábio Lameiro; Lacerda, Ana Luzia de Figueiredo; Proietti, Maíra Carneiro.
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  • de Ramos B; Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Projeto Lixo Marinho. Avenida Itália Km 08, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: ramos.de.bruna@gmail.com.
  • Alencar MV; Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Projeto Lixo Marinho. Avenida Itália Km 08, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Rodrigues FL; Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Projeto Lixo Marinho. Avenida Itália Km 08, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Centro de Estudos Costeiros, Limnológicos e Marinhos - CECLIMAR, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Campus Litoral Norte, Imbé, RS, Brazil.
  • Lacerda ALF; Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Projeto Lixo Marinho. Avenida Itália Km 08, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
  • Proietti MC; Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Projeto Lixo Marinho. Avenida Itália Km 08, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
Environ Pollut ; 280: 116927, 2021 Jul 01.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33784564
Litter is an ecological, economic, and social problem that impacts marine environments around the world. To create prevention and mitigation measures to solve this issue, it is necessary to understand the amounts and sources of this type of pollution. Cassino Beach is an extensive sandy beach located in South Brazil (∼220 km in length) that presents multiple uses, such as touristic, portuary and fishery activities. In order to evaluate the spatial and seasonal variation of litter amounts, types and sources at Cassino Beach, litter (>2.5 cm) was collected over 27 months at two urban and two non-urban sites. At each site, the litter present in three 200 m2 areas was sampled and evaluated. A total of 19,457 items were collected, mostly composed by plastic (∼88%). Paper, metal, and cloth items were also present, but in low amounts. Fragments and cigarette butts were the major types of plastic litter, with abundances of 28.4% and 17.0%, respectively. Urban sites presented higher amounts of litter, with those related to beach use being more common, emphasizing the contribution of beachgoers to litter input at these sites. During the summer season, when beach use increases, the highest total litter concentration was found. Undefined and/or beach use-related sources were dominant in all sites and seasons. Mapping the predominant materials, types and potential sources of litter creates important baseline data that can contribute not only to beach monitoring, but also to the development of litter reduction strategies.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Praias / Resíduos País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Environ Pollut Assunto da revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Praias / Resíduos País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Environ Pollut Assunto da revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article