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What lies underneath: Comparison among beach litter in the underwater bathing area and exposed beach.
de Ramos, Bruna; Costa, Monica F; Lima, Tábata Martins de.
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  • de Ramos B; Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-550, Brazil.
  • Costa MF; Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-550, Brazil.
  • Lima TM; Departamento de Biociências, Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais - UEMG, Unidade Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: tabatalimafac@gmail.com.
Sci Total Environ ; 947: 174661, 2024 Oct 15.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38992372
ABSTRACT
The standard techniques for monitoring beach litter focus on the litter that is accumulated on beaches. Therefore, the underwater bathing area is usually overlooked. Our study aims to start the discussion about the litter in the bathing area, an important connection between the exposed beach and the ocean. We aimed to compare sampling methodologies between the underwater bathing area and the exposed beach. We highlighted litter's similarities and differences regarding the amount, material, possible sources, and interaction with the biota. We also performed a brand audit on the underwater bathing area litter. In the underwater region, 106 items were collected while 1706 items were collected from the exposed beach region. Plastic was the dominant type of material in both sites, exposed beach (89.92 %) and bathing area (83.96 %). The litter's possible source was different. In the underwater bathing area was more related to food packages (couscous, rice). On the other hand, litter on the exposed beach was associated with beach use (single-use plastic such as plastic cups). The brand audit identified 21 companies, whereby most brands were Brazilian and food-related. Regarding interactions with the biota, the litter in the bathing area had more bio-fouling (87.73 %) than the litter collected on the exposed beach (10.00 %). Information about bathing area litter can be useful to draw different management strategies. Due to the differences in litter types and behavior between the two sites, the same mitigation strategies might not be equally efficient.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Plásticos / Praias / Monitoramento Ambiental País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Holanda
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Plásticos / Praias / Monitoramento Ambiental País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Holanda