NESP MaC Project 1.18 - Managing microplastics in south-eastern Australian coastal waters: identifying knowledge gaps

本记录概述了国家环境政策计划海洋和沿海中心小规模研究--“澳大利亚东南沿海水域的微塑料：综合当前数据和确定塑料污染管理方面的关键知识差距”。有关此项目的特定数据输出，请参阅与此元数据关联的子记录。<br/> <br/> 塑料污染在全球和澳大利亚的沿海环境中普遍存在。由于其体积小，微塑料(5毫米)很容易被海洋生物摄取，并有可能在食物网中积累，引起了对生物群、生态系统服务和人类健康的担忧。然而，为了确定遏制微塑料污染的指导方针和支持政策行动，管理者和决策者缺乏关于这个多方面问题的明确、综合的信息，包括关于沿海和海洋环境中微塑料的发生、来源和途径的信息。该项目综合了澳大利亚东南部沿海水域(即南澳大利亚州、维多利亚州和新南威尔士州)目前关于微塑料的数据，并确定了塑料污染管理方面的关键知识差距。<br/> <br/> 产出<br/> ·与东南亚水域微塑料有关的汇编数据集列表[空间数据集]<br/> ·综合关于澳大利亚东南部沿海海洋环境中微塑料的存在、其潜在来源和途径的现有信息的范围文件[书面]

This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub small-scale study - "Microplastics in South Eastern Australian coastal waters: synthesising current data and identifying key knowledge gaps for the management of plastic pollution". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.<br /> --------------------<br /> <br /> Plastic pollution is pervasive in coastal environments globally and in Australia. Due to their small size, microplastics (pieces &lt;5mm) are readily ingested by marine organisms and potentially accumulate across food webs, raising concerns for biota, ecosystem services and human health. Yet, to define guidelines and support policy actions that curb microplastic pollution, managers and decision-makers lack clear, synthesised information on this multifaceted issue, including on occurrence, sources, and pathways of microplastics in coastal and marine environments. This project produces a synthesis of current data on microplastics in South Eastern Australian coastal waters (i.e. South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales) and identify key knowledge gaps for the management of plastic pollution.<br /> <br /> Outputs<br /> • List of compiled datasets relating to microplastics in SE Aus waters [spatial dataset]<br /> • Scoping document synthesising the information available on the presence of microplastics in coastal marine environments in South Eastern Australia, its potential sources and pathways [written]