Composition and abundance of marine debris stranded on the beaches of Sri Lanka Results from the first island-wide survey

dc.contributor.author	Jang, Y.C.
dc.contributor.author	Ranatunga, R.R.M.K.P.
dc.contributor.author	Mok, J.Y.
dc.contributor.author	Kim, K.S.
dc.contributor.author	Hong, S.Y.
dc.contributor.author	Choi, Y.R.
dc.contributor.author	Gunasekara, A.J.M.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-04-26T04:49:54Z
dc.date.available	2018-04-26T04:49:54Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.citation	Jang, Y.C., Ranatunga, R.R.M.K.P., Mok, J.Y., Kim, K.S., Hong, S.Y., Choi, Y.R., Gunasekara, A.J.M. (2018). "Composition and abundance of marine debris stranded on the beaches of Sri Lanka Results from the first island-wide survey", Marine Pollution Bulletin	en_US, si_LK
dc.identifier.uri	http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6972
dc.description.abstract	Attached	en_US, si_LK
dc.description.abstract	This study provides the first assessment of marine debris washed ashore on 22 beaches along the coast of Sri Lanka. There was an average of 4.1 large (>25mrn) and 158 small (5-25rnm) pieces of debris per square meter of beach. Classified by use. packaging material (55%) dominated the debris, followed by consumer products (25%) and fishing gear (20%). In terms of materials, plastic was the greatest contributor (93%) to marine debris. Beaches near a river mouth or city and those with a barrier had greater debris accumulations. The east coast had significantly greater small debris density, possibly due to strong northeastern monsoon currents. large spatial heterogeneity was observed in the amount of debris. Long-term monitoring is imperative to better understand the temporal changes in. and the pathways and possible management of, marine debris,
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US, si_LK
dc.publisher	Marine Pollution Bulletin	en_US, si_LK
dc.subject	Marine debris	en_US, si_LK
dc.subject	Reach survey	en_US, si_LK
dc.subject	Plastic	en_US, si_LK
dc.subject	Sri Lanka	en_US, si_LK
dc.title	Composition and abundance of marine debris stranded on the beaches of Sri Lanka Results from the first island-wide survey	en_US, si_LK
dc.type	Article	en_US, si_LK