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Chapter Beach macro-litter monitoring on Monastir coastal sea (Tunisia): First Findings

The macrolitter monitoring was investigated on 3 beaches on Monastir coastal (Palmier, Marina, Karaia) and on Kuriat Island during 4 seasons. The highest abundance and density of macrolitter were recorded on the beaches of Marina (13540 items/100m; 8.49 items m-2) and Karaia (6842 items/100m; 6.11 i...

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Hauptverfasser: Derouiche, Emna, Ben Boubaker, Hamdi, Kouched, Wael, Jaziri, Hela, BEN DHIAB, Rym, challouf, rafika, Attouchi, Mourad, Ben Ismail, Sana
Format: Online
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Firenze University Press 2023
Schlagworte:
Marine Litter
Beach monitoring
Monastir Coast
Kuriat Island
Mediterranean Sea
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment
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Zusammenfassung:The macrolitter monitoring was investigated on 3 beaches on Monastir coastal (Palmier, Marina, Karaia) and on Kuriat Island during 4 seasons. The highest abundance and density of macrolitter were recorded on the beaches of Marina (13540 items/100m; 8.49 items m-2) and Karaia (6842 items/100m; 6.11 items m-2) during spring. According to Clean Coast Index, these 2 beaches were classified as extremely dirty whereas Kuriat Island was considered as very clean. Plastic items corresponded to the highest concentration of litter in studied sites and varying between 69% and 89% of total items. Cigarette butts are the most frequent type of debris

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