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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111478
	Sources; spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar
	Veerasingam S.; Al-Khayat J.A.; Aboobacker V.M.; Hamza S.; Vethamony P.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	159
英文摘要	The spatial distribution, sources and characteristics of marine litter (ML) from 36 locations spread over 12 beaches along the west coast of Qatar have been assessed. A total of 2376 ML items with varying sizes were found with an average abundance of 1.98 items/m2. The order of abundance of ML along the coast was as follows: plastics (71.4%) > metal (9.3%) > glass (5.1%) > paper (4.4%) > fabric (4.0%) > rubber (3.9%) > processed wood (2.0%). Locations in the south and northwest coasts of Qatar had significantly higher concentrations of ML. Surprisingly, nearly 47% of the beached polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles were derived from the countries bordering the Arabian/Persian Gulf (Gulf), and most of them were produced in the last 2 years. The plastic materials were drifted by winds and currents to the Qatar coast. Gulf circulation provides evidence to the pathways of ML beached on the Qatar coast. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Environmental monitoring; Gulf circulation; Macro-plastics; Marine litter; Qatar coast
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Plastic bottles; Arabian/Persian Gulf; Marine litter; Plastic materials; Polyethylene terephthalates (PET); West coast; Spatial distribution; polyethylene terephthalate; metal; plastic; concentration (composition); marine pollution; plastic waste; spatial distribution; Article; concentration (parameter); controlled study; environmental impact; environmental monitoring; geographic distribution; marine debris; marine litter; plant litter; plastic waste; pulp and paper industry waste; Qatar; seashore; water analysis; water pollution; water quality; environmental monitoring; Qatar; swimming; waste; Arabian Sea; Indian Ocean; Persian Gulf; Qatar; Bathing Beaches; Environmental Monitoring; Metals; Plastics; Qatar; Waste Products
来源期刊	Marine Pollution Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/148691
作者单位	Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Veerasingam S.,Al-Khayat J.A.,Aboobacker V.M.,et al. Sources; spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar[J],2020,159.
APA	Veerasingam S.,Al-Khayat J.A.,Aboobacker V.M.,Hamza S.,&Vethamony P..(2020).Sources; spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar.Marine Pollution Bulletin,159.
MLA	Veerasingam S.,et al."Sources; spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar".Marine Pollution Bulletin 159(2020).