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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.047
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84893862149
论文题名:
Predictable pollution: An assessment of weather balloons and associated impacts on the marine environment - An example for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
作者: O'Shea O.R.; Hamann M.; Smith W.; Taylor H.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2014
卷: 79, 期:2018-01-02
起始页码: 61
结束页码: 68
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Beach cleaning ; Dispersal modeling ; Latex ; Marine debris ; Pollution
Scopus关键词: Beach cleaning ; Dispersal modeling ; Latex ; Marine debris ; Pollution ; Australia ; Coral Reefs ; Environmental Monitoring ; Meteorology ; Models, Chemical ; Water Pollutants ; Water Pollution
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science ; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography ; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Efforts to curb pollution in the marine environment are covered by national and international legislation, yet weather balloons are released into the environment with no salvage agenda. Here, we assess impacts associated with weather balloons in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA). We use modeling to assess the probability of ocean endpoints for released weather balloons and predict pathways post-release. In addition, we use 21. months of data from beach cleanup events to validate our results and assess the abundance and frequency of weather balloon fragments in the GBRWHA. We found between 65% and 70% of balloons land in the ocean and ocean currents largely determine final endpoints. Beach cleanup data revealed 2460 weather balloon fragments were recovered from 24 sites within the GBRWHA. This is the first attempt to quantify this problem and these data will add support to a much-needed mitigation strategy for weather balloon waste. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/85616
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作者单位: Tangaroa Blue Foundation, PO Box 757, Port Douglas 4877, QLD, Australia; Cape Eleuthera Institute, Eleuthera, Bahamas; School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia

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O'Shea O.R.,Hamann M.,Smith W.,et al. Predictable pollution: An assessment of weather balloons and associated impacts on the marine environment - An example for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2014-01-01,79(2018-01-02)
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