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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111420
	Baseline meso-litter pollution in selected coastal beaches of Kenya: Where do we concentrate our intervention efforts?
	Okuku E.O.; Kiteresi L.I.; Owato G.; Mwalugha C.; Omire J.; Mbuche M.; Chepkemboi P.; Ndwiga J.; Nelson A.; Kenneth O.; Lilian M.; Brenda G.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	158
英文摘要	A total of 23 beaches were surveyed between July and September 2019. Meso-litter was collected by sieving sediment collected from 0.25 m2 quadrats laid along perpendicular transects through 5 mm mesh size sieves. The results showed that plastics were the most abundant litter encountered on all the beaches. Beaches close to urban areas had a higher number of litter categories (i.e. plastic, metal, foam, and paper) compared to the remote beaches that only had plastics. In conclusion, the lack of statistically significant evidence of the influence of proximity to urban centers, the predominant activity in the beaches, and exposure to wave action on the amount of meso-litter attest to the fact that marine litter pollution is a geographical spread problem that will require national, regional, and global action and approach to address. The intervention efforts (including beach clean-ups) should preferably target beaches that have back vegetation compared to those with seawalls. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Marine litter; Plastics pollution; Standing stock
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Elastomers; Marine pollution; Coastal beaches; Global actions; Marine litter; Mesh size; Urban areas; Urban centers; Wave actions; Beaches; baseline conditions; beach; cleanup; coastal zone; geographical distribution; marine pollution; policy approach; pollution incidence; pollution monitoring; pollution policy; waste management; Article; bioaccumulation; density; fishing; foam litter; follow up; human; Kenya; limit of quantitation; mangrove; metal litter; paper litter; plastic waste; recreation; seashore; social status; urban area; vegetation; waste; environmental monitoring; swimming; waste; Kenya; plastic; Bathing Beaches; Environmental Monitoring; Kenya; Plastics; 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/148739
作者单位	Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, P. O. Box 81651, Mombasa, Kenya; Pwani University, P.O. Box 195-80108, Kilifi, Kenya; Technical University of Mombasa, P.O. Box 90420 - 80100, Mombasa, Kenya
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Okuku E.O.,Kiteresi L.I.,Owato G.,et al. Baseline meso-litter pollution in selected coastal beaches of Kenya: Where do we concentrate our intervention efforts?[J],2020,158.
APA	Okuku E.O..,Kiteresi L.I..,Owato G..,Mwalugha C..,Omire J..,...&Brenda G..(2020).Baseline meso-litter pollution in selected coastal beaches of Kenya: Where do we concentrate our intervention efforts?.Marine Pollution Bulletin,158.
MLA	Okuku E.O.,et al."Baseline meso-litter pollution in selected coastal beaches of Kenya: Where do we concentrate our intervention efforts?".Marine Pollution Bulletin 158(2020).