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المؤلفDanah I., Alagha
المؤلفHahladakis, John N.
المؤلفSayadi, Sami
المؤلفAl-Ghouti, Mohammad A.
تاريخ الإتاحة2022-03-27T10:08:58Z
تاريخ النشر2022-07-15
اسم المنشورScience of The Total Environment
المعرّفhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154745
الاقتباسD.I. Alagha, J.N. Hahladakis, S. Sayadi, et al., Material flow analysis of plastic waste in the gulf co-operation countries (GCC) and the Arabian gulf: Focusing on Qatar, Science of the Total Environment (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.scitotenv.2022.154745
الرقم المعياري الدولي للكتاب00489697
الرقم المعياري الدولي للكتاب1879-1026
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722018381
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/29045
الملخصGlobal plastic waste production has increased dramatically in recent years, both globally and regionally, having a multitude of adverse effects on the environment and human health. However, little attention has been directed to this problem in the Arabian Gulf region. This study aims to delineate and map the status of the plastic waste problem in the Gulf Co-operation Countries (GCC), with a focus on Qatar. The study focuses on the plastic waste in the marine environment, depicting the different types, sizes and shapes of plastic particles found in the Arabian Gulf. To depict the flow of plastic waste, a generic material flow diagram was built using a material flow analysis software named STAN, in which transfer coefficients were assigned based on existing scientific literature and estimations built on data from local industries and recycling facilities. The recovery and recycling efforts that have been made by the different GCC countries, in efforts to reduce plastic waste and minimize the risk of plastic on the environment are analyzed, too. Our analyses indicate that approximately 11.9 Mt ± 595.395 Kt of plastic waste is produced annually in the GCC region, of which only 23 ± 15% is recycled, indicating that improvements are yet to be made in the recovery, recycling and treatment of plastics in the region. However, in Qatar, a higher percentage of plastics (40 ± 10%) is recovered-recycled with efforts to treat plastics and reuse it to generate energy.
راعي المشروعThis paper was supported by Qatar University Internal Grant (No. QUCG-CAS-21/22-3). The findings achieved herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.
اللغةen
الناشرElsevier
الموضوعPlastic waste
Marine litter
Arabian gulf
Qatar
Recycling
Material flow analysis
العنوانMaterial flow analysis of plastic waste in the gulf co-operation countries (GCC) and the Arabian gulf: Focusing on Qatar
النوعArticle
رقم المجلد830
dc.accessType Open Access


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