Estimating plastic pollution in rivers through harmonized monitoring strategies
Emmerik, Tim H.M. van, Kirschke, Sabrina, Schreyers, Louise J. and Nath, Shuvojit, (2023). Estimating plastic pollution in rivers through harmonized monitoring strategies. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 196 115503-n/a
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Sub-type Journal article Author Emmerik, Tim H.M. van
Kirschke, Sabrina
Schreyers, Louise J.
Nath, ShuvojitTitle Estimating plastic pollution in rivers through harmonized monitoring strategies Appearing in Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 196 Publication Date 2023-10-01 Place of Publication Online Publisher Elsevier Start page 115503 End page n/a Language eng Abstract "Plastics in rivers and lakes have direct local impact, and may also reach the world’s oceans. Monitoring river plastic pollution is therefore key to quantify, understand and reduce plastics in all aquatic ecosystems. The lack of harmonization between ongoing monitoring efforts compromises the direct comparison and combination of available data. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched guidelines on freshwater plastic monitoring, to provide a starting point for practitioners and scientists towards harmonized data collection, analysis, and reporting. We developed a five-step workflow to support to design effective plastic monitoring strategies. The workflow was applied to three rivers (Rhine, Mekong and Odaw) across relevant gradients, including geography, hydrology, and plastic pollution levels. We show that despite the simplicity of the selected methods and the limited duration of the data collection, our harmonized approach provides crucial insights in the state of plastic pollution in very different river basins globally." UNBIS Thesaurus WATER QUALITY Keyword Macroplastic
Microplastic
Plastics treaty
Marine debris
FreshwaterCopyright Holder The Authors Copyright Year 2023 Copyright type Creative commons ISSN 0025-326X DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115503 -
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