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Tytuł:
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Marine debris in Moroccan Mediterranean beaches: An assessment of their abundance, composition and sources.
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Autorzy:
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Mghili B; Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Tetouan, Morocco. Electronic address: .
Analla M; Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Tetouan, Morocco.
Aksissou M; Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Tetouan, Morocco.
Aissa C; Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Tetouan, Morocco.
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Źródło:
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Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2020 Nov; Vol. 160, pp. 111692. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 22.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: 2003- : Oxford : Elsevier
Original Publication: London, Macmillan.
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MeSH Terms:
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Bathing Beaches*
Plastics*
Environmental Monitoring ; Humans ; Morocco ; Waste Products/analysis
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Beach litter; Marine litter; Mediterranean Sea; Morocco; Plastic
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Substance Nomenclature:
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0 (Plastics)
0 (Waste Products)
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20201113 Date Completed: 20201116 Latest Revision: 20201116
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111692
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PMID:
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33181961
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Morocco is well known for its attractive Mediterranean beaches, which play an important economic role. With the fast development and growth, these beaches have become more contaminated by marine debris. This paper examined the abundance, composition and marine debris sources on five beaches in the Moroccan Mediterranean during 2019 four seasons. A total of 7839 marine debris were collected from the five beaches with a total weight of 231 kg. The average density of the debris collected was 0.20 ± 0.098 items/m 2 . Polymer materials constituted the majority of debris found, with a percentage of 71.36%, followed by paper/cardboard (11.50%), metal (5.77%), processed wood (5.34%), cloth/textile (2.51%) and glass/ceramics (1.76%). Human recreational activities were the main source of debris (70.13%), followed by smoking-related (13.98%). Debris density appears to be particularly influenced by beach users. Awareness campaigns are needed for beach users to improve the quality of the beaches.
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