Exceptional and rapid accumulation of anthropogenic debris on one of the world's most remote and pristine islands
In just over half a century plastic products have revolutionized human society and have infiltrated terrestrial and marine environments in every corner of the globe. The hazard plastic debris poses to biodiversity is well established, but mitigation and planning are often hampered by a lack of quant...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:116659 2023-05-15T16:34:34+02:00 Exceptional and rapid accumulation of anthropogenic debris on one of the world's most remote and pristine islands Lavers, JL Bond, AL 2017 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1619818114 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28507128 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/116659 en eng Natl Acad Sciences http://ecite.utas.edu.au/116659/2/116659 - exceptional and rapid accumulation.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1619818114 Lavers, JL and Bond, AL, Exceptional and rapid accumulation of anthropogenic debris on one of the world's most remote and pristine islands, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114, (23) pp. 6052-6055. ISSN 0027-8424 (2017) [Refereed Article] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28507128 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/116659 Environmental Sciences Environmental Science and Management Conservation and Biodiversity Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2017 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1619818114 2019-12-13T22:16:11Z In just over half a century plastic products have revolutionized human society and have infiltrated terrestrial and marine environments in every corner of the globe. The hazard plastic debris poses to biodiversity is well established, but mitigation and planning are often hampered by a lack of quantitative data on accumulation patterns. Here we document the amount of debris and rate of accumulation on Henderson Island, a remote, uninhabited island in the South Pacific. The density of debris was the highest reported anywhere in the world, up to 671.6 items/m 2 (meanSD: 239.4347.3 items/m 2 ) on the surface of the beaches. Approximately 68% of debris (up to 4,496.9 pieces/m 2 ) on the beach was buried <10 cm in the sediment. An estimated 37.7 million debris items weighing a total of 17.6 tons are currently present on Henderson, with up to 26.8 new items/m accumulating daily. Rarely visited by humans, Henderson Island and other remote islands may be sinks for some of the worlds increasing volume of waste. Article in Journal/Newspaper Henderson Island eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Henderson Island ENVELOPE(97.200,97.200,-66.367,-66.367) Pacific The Beaches ENVELOPE(-56.832,-56.832,49.583,49.583) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 23 6052 6055 |
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In just over half a century plastic products have revolutionized human society and have infiltrated terrestrial and marine environments in every corner of the globe. The hazard plastic debris poses to biodiversity is well established, but mitigation and planning are often hampered by a lack of quantitative data on accumulation patterns. Here we document the amount of debris and rate of accumulation on Henderson Island, a remote, uninhabited island in the South Pacific. The density of debris was the highest reported anywhere in the world, up to 671.6 items/m 2 (meanSD: 239.4347.3 items/m 2 ) on the surface of the beaches. Approximately 68% of debris (up to 4,496.9 pieces/m 2 ) on the beach was buried <10 cm in the sediment. An estimated 37.7 million debris items weighing a total of 17.6 tons are currently present on Henderson, with up to 26.8 new items/m accumulating daily. Rarely visited by humans, Henderson Island and other remote islands may be sinks for some of the worlds increasing volume of waste. |
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Exceptional and rapid accumulation of anthropogenic debris on one of the world's most remote and pristine islands |
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