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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110611
	Where did this refuse come from? Marine anthropogenic litter on a remote island of the Colombian Caribbean sea
	Rangel-Buitrago N.; Gracia C. A.; Velez-Mendoza A.; Carvajal-Florián A.; Mojica-Martinez L.; Neal W.J.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	149
英文摘要	On the Colombian continental shelf, 12 km SW of the municipality of Galerazamba, Department of Bolívar, is the northern-most island of the Colombian Caribbean: Isla Arena. Despite being remote and uninhabited, this island is being affected by one of the most persistent problems in the marine environment: Marine Anthropogenic Litter (MAL). In this first Colombian insular MAL study, a total of 1436 MAL items were collected along Isla Arena, equivalent to an average abundance of 2.87 items/m2. MAL items belong to 54 categories that are grouped in nine material typologies. These typologies include plastic (36 categories), metal (6), glass (3), medical waste (3), machined wood (2), pottery (1), sanitary waste (1), rubber (1) and cloth (1). Isla Arena now is considered as an “Extremely dirty” site in terms of the Clean Coast Index. Hazardous litter items (sharp and toxic) occur in percentages as high as 10.2% (146 items, Avg: 0.29 items/m2). Along the island, current MAL amounts are so elevated that simple clean-up operations are an insufficient solution, and restoration measures are needed. MAL mainly comes from land-based sources, primarily generated by activities in the adjacent mainland river basins and coastal urban developments, particularly in the area of beaches. Marine anthropogenic litter found on Isla Arena reflects a strong influence from longshore-current transport. Management solutions need to begin at the same litter sources, and must include analytics, policy reforms and enforcement, and private and public investments. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Cleanliness; Colombia; Hazardous items; Islands; Marine anthropogenic litter
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Functional polymers; Hazards; Investments; Urban growth; Cleanliness; Colombia; Hazardous items; Islands; Marine anthropogenic litter; Landforms; glass; metal; plastic; rubber; anthropogenic source; island; marine pollution; policy approach; pollutant source; pollutant transport; pollution incidence; pollution monitoring; waste management; Article; Caribbean Sea; ecosystem restoration; environmental impact; hazardous waste; hospital waste; marine anthropogenic litter; plastic waste; river basin; seashore; urbanization; waste; wood; Caribbean Islands; Colombia
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/149496
作者单位	Programa de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia; Programa de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia; Department of Geology, Grand Valley State University, The Seymour K. & Esther R. Padnos Hall of Science 213A, AllendaleMI, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Rangel-Buitrago N.,Gracia C. A.,Velez-Mendoza A.,et al. Where did this refuse come from? Marine anthropogenic litter on a remote island of the Colombian Caribbean sea[J],2019,149.
APA	Rangel-Buitrago N.,Gracia C. A.,Velez-Mendoza A.,Carvajal-Florián A.,Mojica-Martinez L.,&Neal W.J..(2019).Where did this refuse come from? Marine anthropogenic litter on a remote island of the Colombian Caribbean sea.Marine Pollution Bulletin,149.
MLA	Rangel-Buitrago N.,et al."Where did this refuse come from? Marine anthropogenic litter on a remote island of the Colombian Caribbean sea".Marine Pollution Bulletin 149(2019).