2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.10.005
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Seasonal variations in coastal debris on Awaji Island, Japan

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“…In this study, the high concentration of MPs during spring could be related to the seasonality effect. Rainfall during the wet season (winter) may explain these differences, as surface runoff can transport plastic litter from inland areas to streams and rivers (Shimizu et al, 2008;Ivar do Sul and Costa, 2013). Moreover, abundances and weights of plastic debris were demonstrated to be significantly higher in the wet season compared to the dry season (Cheung et al, 2016), similar to the obtained pattern in this study.…”
Section: Microplastics Concentration and Polymers Abundancessupporting
confidence: 87%
“…In this study, the high concentration of MPs during spring could be related to the seasonality effect. Rainfall during the wet season (winter) may explain these differences, as surface runoff can transport plastic litter from inland areas to streams and rivers (Shimizu et al, 2008;Ivar do Sul and Costa, 2013). Moreover, abundances and weights of plastic debris were demonstrated to be significantly higher in the wet season compared to the dry season (Cheung et al, 2016), similar to the obtained pattern in this study.…”
Section: Microplastics Concentration and Polymers Abundancessupporting
confidence: 87%
“…Litter originating from boat activities and fishery/farming behavior contributed substantially (this study: 16.8%; Mediterranean average: 5%; PNUE/PAM/MEDPOL, 2009), but did not reach that flow into this coastal area can transport litter from inland sources to the coast thereby contributing to densities of litter on the beaches. The input of litter by rivers can be intensified by rain (Shimizu et al, 2008), and, in north-eastern Italy, winter 2014-2015 was among the wettest in decades (www.meteoromagna.com). As a matter of fact, Volano (which is the nearest beach to the Po deltaic branches) and Rosolina (which is delimited by the Adige at north) exhibited the highest density of dumping activities-related litter.…”
Section: Beach Litter Compositionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They are the result of the breakdown of larger plastic debris (Santos et al 2009;Ivar do Sul et al 2009a;Costa et al 2010) and can be ingested by almost every marine animal (Thompson et al 2004;Browne et al 2008). The dominance of plastic fragments was also reported at Costa do Dendê (Santos et al 2009) and other beaches around the world (Madzena and Lasiak 1997;Thornton and Jackson 1998;Shimizu et al 2008;Corcoran et al 2009), implying that even if plastic pollution is completely prevented in the near future, these fragments will remain in the marine environment for a long time.…”
Section: Seasonal Patterns Quantities and Typesmentioning
confidence: 91%