The abundance, composition and sources of marine debris in coastal seawaters or beaches around the northern South China Sea (China).
The abundance, composition and sources of marine debris in coastal seawaters or beaches around the northern South China Sea (China).
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DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.06.018
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发表时间:
2011-09
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
P. Zhou;Chuguang Huang;Hongda Fang;W. Cai;Dongmei Li;Xiaoming Li;Hansheng Yu
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作者:
P. Zhou;Chuguang Huang;Hongda Fang;W. Cai;Dongmei Li;Xiaoming Li;Hansheng Yu
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.