DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.042
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84931560368
论文题名: Composition and potential origin of marine debris stranded in the Western Indian Ocean on remote Alphonse Island, Seychelles
作者: Duhec A.V. ; Jeanne R.F. ; Maximenko N. ; Hafner J.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2015
卷: 96, 期: 2018-01-02 起始页码: 76
结束页码: 86
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Drift model
; Impacts
; Indian Ocean
; Marine debris
; Plastic
; Source
Scopus关键词: Landforms
; Marine pollution
; Ocean currents
; Plastics
; Sea level
; Waste management
; Drift model
; Impacts
; Indian ocean
; Marine debris
; Source
; Debris
; plastic
; plastic
; waste
; anthropogenic effect
; environmental impact
; marine pollution
; modeling
; plastic waste
; pollutant source
; Article
; biodegradability
; biogeographic region
; concentration (parameters)
; environmental impact
; Indian Ocean
; ocean current
; pollution monitoring
; pollution transport
; sea level
; sea pollution
; seashore
; Seychelles
; simulation
; Somalia
; water pollutant
; analysis
; environmental monitoring
; procedures
; waste
; water pollution
; Alphonse
; Indian Ocean
; Indian Ocean (West)
; Seychelles
; Somalia
; Southeast Asia
; Environmental Monitoring
; Indian Ocean
; Plastics
; Seychelles
; Waste Products
; 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: The abundance, composition, and potential sources of marine debris were investigated on remote Alphonse Island, during the austral winter 2013. A total of 4743 items, weighing 142. kg, were removed from 1. km of windward beach, facing the prevailing southeasterly trade winds. Our study demonstrates the prevalence of plastic debris as a world-wide marine contaminant. Characteristics of the debris suggest it originated primarily from land-based sources. To determine their potential geographic sources we used the Surface Current from Diagnostic model of near-surface ocean currents, forced by satellite sea level and wind data. While preliminary evidence indicated the Southeast Asia to be the main source of the flotsam, the model highlighted Somalia as another potential primary source. Our study concludes that most of the collected debris entered the sea as a result of inadequate waste management and demonstrates how anthropogenic waste can negatively impact even the most remote environments. © 2015 The Authors. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/86536
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作者单位: Island Conservation Society, Pointe Larue, PO Box 775, Mahé, Seychelles; International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States; 18 rue Jean Noel Pelnard, Fontenay aux Roses, France
Recommended Citation:
Duhec A.V.,Jeanne R.F.,Maximenko N.,et al. Composition and potential origin of marine debris stranded in the Western Indian Ocean on remote Alphonse Island, Seychelles[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2015-01-01,96(2018-01-02)