Methods for determining the geographical origin and age of beach litter:Challenges and opportunities
Beach litter analysis is a cost-effective tool to identify litter sources and subsequent management actions. However, standard beach litter protocols are not generally developed to identify litter's origins and age. Data from Svalbard (North Atlantic/ Arctic Ocean) were therefore used to explor...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/53d7d1e0-5523-4469-b4af-690bba90bad8 2023-08-27T04:07:34+02:00 Methods for determining the geographical origin and age of beach litter:Challenges and opportunities Falk-Andersson, Jannike Tairova, Zhanna Tokvam Drægni, Tora Larsen Haarr, Marthe 2021-11 https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/methods-for-determining-the-geographical-origin-and-age-of-beach-litter(53d7d1e0-5523-4469-b4af-690bba90bad8).html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112901 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114118103&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Falk-Andersson , J , Tairova , Z , Tokvam Drægni , T & Larsen Haarr , M 2021 , ' Methods for determining the geographical origin and age of beach litter : Challenges and opportunities ' , Marine Pollution Bulletin , vol. 172 , 112901 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112901 Arctic Beach litter Dating Geographical origin Methods development Source identification article 2021 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112901 2023-08-02T22:58:08Z Beach litter analysis is a cost-effective tool to identify litter sources and subsequent management actions. However, standard beach litter protocols are not generally developed to identify litter's origins and age. Data from Svalbard (North Atlantic/ Arctic Ocean) were therefore used to explore reliable methods to fill this knowledge gap. Written text and country specific brands, as well as printed production or expiry dates proved the most efficient and reliable identifiers. The use of product design and logos considerably increased the proportion of items that could be sourced (by 19%) and dated (by 22%). The successful use of these is defined by the expertise of the analysing team and may introduce bias. The bias can be reduced by developing picture guides and involving stakeholders. The analyses showed that littering is on-going and that the area's major fishing nations, Norway and Russia, dominated the identified litter (38% and 14%, respectively). Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Atlantic Arctic Atlantic-Arctic North Atlantic Svalbard Aarhus University: Research Arctic Arctic Ocean Svalbard Norway Marine Pollution Bulletin 172 112901 |
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Beach litter analysis is a cost-effective tool to identify litter sources and subsequent management actions. However, standard beach litter protocols are not generally developed to identify litter's origins and age. Data from Svalbard (North Atlantic/ Arctic Ocean) were therefore used to explore reliable methods to fill this knowledge gap. Written text and country specific brands, as well as printed production or expiry dates proved the most efficient and reliable identifiers. The use of product design and logos considerably increased the proportion of items that could be sourced (by 19%) and dated (by 22%). The successful use of these is defined by the expertise of the analysing team and may introduce bias. The bias can be reduced by developing picture guides and involving stakeholders. The analyses showed that littering is on-going and that the area's major fishing nations, Norway and Russia, dominated the identified litter (38% and 14%, respectively). |
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Methods for determining the geographical origin and age of beach litter:Challenges and opportunities |
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Falk-Andersson , J , Tairova , Z , Tokvam Drægni , T & Larsen Haarr , M 2021 , ' Methods for determining the geographical origin and age of beach litter : Challenges and opportunities ' , Marine Pollution Bulletin , vol. 172 , 112901 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112901 |
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