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المؤلفAlagha D.I.
المؤلفHahladakis J.N.
المؤلفSayadi S.
المؤلفAl-Ghouti M.A.
تاريخ الإتاحة2022-05-31T19:01:11Z
تاريخ النشر2022
اسم المنشورScience of the Total Environment
المصدرScopus
المعرّفhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154745
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85127003291&doi=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2fj.scitotenv.2022.154745&partnerID=40&md5=990f229f766b2b974c0e0d80898c79aa
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/31749
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
اللغةen
الناشرElsevier B.V.
الموضوعArabian gulf
Marine litter
Material flow analysis
Plastic waste
Qatar
Recycling
العنوانMaterial flow analysis of plastic waste in the gulf co-operation countries (GCC) and the Arabian gulf: Focusing on Qatar
النوعArticle
رقم المجلد830
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