Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic
Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) provide the strongest environmental protection in Antarctica. However, they are not immune from anthropogenic pollution of marine or terrestrial origin. We document anthropogenic debris within ASPA No. 133 Harmony Point, Nelson Island, recovering 1544 item...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:530300 2023-05-15T13:41:45+02:00 Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic Finger, Júlia Victória Grohmann Corá, Denyelle Hennayra Convey, Peter Cruz, Francisco Santa Petry, Maria Virginia Krüger, Lucas 2021-11 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530300/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X21009553 unknown Elsevier Finger, Júlia Victória Grohmann; Corá, Denyelle Hennayra; Convey, Peter orcid:0000-0001-8497-9903 Cruz, Francisco Santa; Petry, Maria Virginia; Krüger, Lucas. 2021 Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 172, 112921. 9, pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112921 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112921> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2021 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112921 2023-02-04T19:52:05Z Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) provide the strongest environmental protection in Antarctica. However, they are not immune from anthropogenic pollution of marine or terrestrial origin. We document anthropogenic debris within ASPA No. 133 Harmony Point, Nelson Island, recovering 1544 items between November 2019 and January 2020. The majority (82.6 %) were found close to a national operator-constructed refuge and were smaller than 5 cm. Larger items (up to 300 cm) were present on beaches and plateaus. Charcoal and rubber were the most abundant items around the refuge and plastic and metal were the most abundant items on beaches and plateaus. Debris items likely arriving in the area by marine transportation (e.g. plastic) are of concern due to both risk of ingestion and their degradation leading to the release of hazardous chemicals. Such pollution contravenes the terms of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and other regionally applicable regulations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Nelson Island Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Harmony Point ENVELOPE(-59.240,-59.240,-62.305,-62.305) Nelson Island ENVELOPE(-59.050,-59.050,-62.300,-62.300) The Antarctic Marine Pollution Bulletin 172 112921 |
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Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) provide the strongest environmental protection in Antarctica. However, they are not immune from anthropogenic pollution of marine or terrestrial origin. We document anthropogenic debris within ASPA No. 133 Harmony Point, Nelson Island, recovering 1544 items between November 2019 and January 2020. The majority (82.6 %) were found close to a national operator-constructed refuge and were smaller than 5 cm. Larger items (up to 300 cm) were present on beaches and plateaus. Charcoal and rubber were the most abundant items around the refuge and plastic and metal were the most abundant items on beaches and plateaus. Debris items likely arriving in the area by marine transportation (e.g. plastic) are of concern due to both risk of ingestion and their degradation leading to the release of hazardous chemicals. Such pollution contravenes the terms of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and other regionally applicable regulations. |
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Finger, Júlia Victória Grohmann Corá, Denyelle Hennayra Convey, Peter Cruz, Francisco Santa Petry, Maria Virginia Krüger, Lucas Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic |
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Finger, Júlia Victória Grohmann Corá, Denyelle Hennayra Convey, Peter Cruz, Francisco Santa Petry, Maria Virginia Krüger, Lucas |
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Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic |
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Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic |
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Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic |
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Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic |
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Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic |
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anthropogenic debris in an antarctic specially protected area in the maritime antarctic |
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Finger, Júlia Victória Grohmann; Corá, Denyelle Hennayra; Convey, Peter orcid:0000-0001-8497-9903 Cruz, Francisco Santa; Petry, Maria Virginia; Krüger, Lucas. 2021 Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 172, 112921. 9, pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112921 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112921> |
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