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المؤلفS., Veerasingam
المؤلفAl-Khayat, Jassim A.
المؤلفAboobacker, V.M.
المؤلفHamza, Shafeeq
المؤلفVethamony, P.
تاريخ الإتاحة2020-11-09T06:37:41Z
تاريخ النشر2020-10-31
اسم المنشورMarine Pollution Bulletin
المعرّفhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111478
الاقتباسVeerasingam, S., Al-Khayat, J. A., Aboobacker, V. M., Hamza, S., & Vethamony, P. (2020). Sources, spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 159, 111478.
الرقم المعياري الدولي للكتاب0025326X
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X20305968
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/16954
الملخصThe spatial distribution, sources and characteristics of marine litter (ML) from 36 locations spread over 12 beaches along the west coast of Qatar have been assessed. A total of 2376 ML items with varying sizes were found with an average abundance of 1.98 items/m2. The order of abundance of ML along the coast was as follows: plastics (71.4%) > metal (9.3%) > glass (5.1%) > paper (4.4%) > fabric (4.0%) > rubber (3.9%) > processed wood (2.0%). Locations in the south and northwest coasts of Qatar had significantly higher concentrations of ML. Surprisingly, nearly 47% of the beached polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles were derived from the countries bordering the Arabian/Persian Gulf (Gulf), and most of them were produced in the last 2 years. The plastic materials were drifted by winds and currents to the Qatar coast. Gulf circulation provides evidence to the pathways of ML beached on the Qatar coast.
راعي المشروعWe acknowledge ORS, QU for awarding the Project (QUEX-ESC-QP-TM-18/19), funded by the Qatar Petroleum.
اللغةen
الناشرElsevier
الموضوعQatar coast
Marine litter
Macro-plastics
Gulf circulation
Environmental monitoring
العنوانSources, spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar
النوعArticle
رقم المجلد159


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