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Net cuttings waste from fishing in the North-East Atlantic: best practices for mitigation. A report for OSPAR Action 36: to develop best practice in the fishing industry.
(KIMO International for Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, Shetland, UK, 2020)
The issue of pollution from waste net cuttings needs to be addressed. These small items, found
in abundance on shores and in the marine environment, cause harm to marine wildlife through
ingestion and entanglement and ...
The quest for seafloor macrolitter: a critical review of background knowledge, current methods and future prospects.
(2021)
The seafloor covers some 70% of the Earth’s surface and has been recognised as a major sink for
marine litter. Still, litter on the seafloor is the least investigated fraction of marine litter, which is
not surprising ...
Machine Learning Predicts the Presence of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene in Sediments of a Baltic Sea Munitions Dumpsite Using Microbial Community Compositions.
(2021)
Bacteria are ubiquitous and live in complex microbial communities. Due to differences in
physiological properties and niche preferences among community members, microbial
communities respond in specific ways to environmental ...
Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics.
(2020)
The ubiquitous pollution of the environment with microplastics, a diverse suite of contaminants, is of growing concern for
science and currently receives considerable public, political, and academic attention. The potential ...
Handbook of Survey Methodology Plastics Leakage (developed for CSIRO Global Plastic Pollution Baseline Project). Version 1.4.
(CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Canberra, Australia, 2020)
We are using field sampling to measure, and mathematical modelling to estimate, the distribution and movement of plastic waste near urban centres, along waterways, on the coastline and in the ocean.
We are designing robust ...
A numerical framework for modeling fate and transport of microplastics in inland and coastal waters.
(2022)
Proliferation of microplastics in rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal waters and oceans is a major global challenge and
threat to the environment, livelihoods and human health. Reliable predictive tools can play an essential ...
Comparison of two rapid automated analysis tools for large FTIR microplastic datasets.
(2023)
One of the biggest issues in microplastic (MP, plastic items <5 mm) research is the lack of standardisation and harmonisation
in all fields, reaching from sampling methodology to sample purification, analytical methods ...
Redes Colaborativas para o Monitoramento - Microplástico - Guia de práticas para o monitoramento de microplástico em praias arenosas.
(Our Blue Hands, Brazil, 2021)
This monitoring protocol for microplastics on sand beaches is carried out by Our Blue Hands project. It was adapted from the microplastics monitoring methodology of the European Union produced in 2013, from the University ...
Sample Preparation Manual for the Analysis of Plastic-related Pollutants.
(African Marine Waste Network, Sustainable Seas Trust, Gqeberha, South Africa, 2022)
The occurrence of plastics in the natural environment has been reported from the most remote
places on earth. As such, there is growing global concern about the potential human health
impacts caused by plastic pollution ...
African Marine Litter Monitoring Manual. 2nd Edition.
(African Marine Waste Network, Sustainable Seas Trust, Gqeberha, South Africa, 2023)
The manual evolved from an initiative in
the Western Indian Ocean region that was
spearheaded by WIOMSA (Western Indian
Ocean Marine Science Association) and
Sustainable Seas Trust. The first edition
created considerable ...