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Marine litter along the shores of the Persian Gulf, Iran
- Source :
- Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp e30853- (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2024.
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Abstract
- Plastic wastes —including cigarette butts (CBs)— are dangerous for marine ecosystems not only because they contain hazardous chemicals but also because they can finally turn into micro- or even nano-particles that may be ingested by micro- and macro-fauna. Even large pieces of plastics can trap animals. In this research, the pollution status of macroplastics (abundance, size, type, and colour) and cigarette butts (CBs, number/m2) on the northern coasts of the Persian Gulf has been investigated. A total of 19 stations were explored in Bushehr province (Iran), which covers a length equivalent to 160 km of the Persian Gulf coastline. Among the collected plastic waste (2992 items), disposable mugs were the most frequent (18 %). Plastics with sizes 5–15 cm were the most abundant, and the most common type of plastic was PET (P-value
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24058440
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Heliyon
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f34039f9d9464972b5e1fd00ee0a05d4
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30853