Through the sands of time: Beach litter trends from nine cleaned north cornish beaches.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.05.016
Abstract: Marine litter and its accumulation on beaches is an issue of major current concern due to its significant environmental and economic impacts. Yet our understanding of spatio-temporal trends in beach litter and the drivers of… read more here.
Keywords: litter; beach litter; time; marine litter ... See more keywords
Monitoring of beach litter by automatic interpretation of unmanned aerial vehicle images using the segmentation threshold method.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.009
Abstract: This study was aimed at monitoring beach litter using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the coastal city of Fuzhou, China. The data analysis shows that the optical images obtained by digital cameras on the… read more here.
Keywords: beach; threshold method; beach litter; unmanned aerial ... See more keywords
Beach litter distribution along the western Mediterranean coast of Spain.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.031
Abstract: The amount and composition of beach litter was assessed, during spring 2018, at 56 sites along the coast of Alicante Province, on the western Mediterranean Sea. Selected sites covered "natural" (19), "village" (17) and "urban"… read more here.
Keywords: western mediterranean; distribution along; beach litter; coast ... See more keywords
Abundance and distribution of beach litter with acutely toxic metal concentrations.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111479
Abstract: We determined if colour, category (e.g., food packaging) or intertidal activity could explain the occurrence of litter with acute levels of metals. Six beaches were sampled; an industrial site, a local and remote park and… read more here.
Keywords: abundance distribution; litter acute; beach litter; metal ... See more keywords