Marine debris on two Arctic beaches in the Russian Far East

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Author: Kylin, Henrik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring 2020
• Subjects: Plastic debris; Chukchi Sea; Chukchi Peninsula; Kolyuchin Bay; Wrangel Island; pollution; Environmental Sciences; Miljövetenskap; Oceanography; Hydrology and Water Resources; Oceanografi; hydrologi och vattenresurser; Ecology; Ekologi; Arctic; Chukchi; Polar Research; Tundra
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166368; https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v39.3381

In August 2005, marine debris was counted on two Arctic beaches in the RussianFar East. On the north coast of the Chukchi Peninsula east of Kolyuchin Bay,a beach stretch of ca. 2.4 km held a total of 736 items, 0.024 items m‑2, while nomore than 0.0011 items m‑2, 12 items in total, were found on a b...