Environmental impact of the MV CITA on the foreshore of Porth Hellick, Isles of Scilly.
Mar Pollut Bull
; 49(11-12): 1105-8, 2004 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-15556198
ABSTRACT
The grounding of the container feeder vessel MV CITA on Newfoundland Rocks, Isles of Scilly, had an effect on the surrounding biota and benthic environment. Included in the CITA's cargo were five 40 ft containers holding pallets of polyester film used in the production of audio and visual recording tapes. The wreckage presented a minor but potentially chronic source of pollution through the delayed release of polythene film, which was left on the seabed as it was considered insufficiently valuable to warrant salvage. The polythene disintegrated and was washed upon the foreshore of Porth Hellick in minute shreds. The adjacent foreshore and two control sites within the islands were analysed using a 5-strand line and vegetation survey with 10 random quadrats within each line to determine the environmental impact of the polythene.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Navios
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Polietileno
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Desastres
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Meio Ambiente
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Poluição Ambiental
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mar Pollut Bull
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido