Composition of Floating Marine Litter in Port Areas of the Island of Mallorca
The paper examines the sampling effectiveness of seabin devices and the composition of floating marine litter in port areas. Sampling was carried out from May to September 2021 in Port of Cristo and Port of Colonia de Sant Jordi on Mallorca Island, Spain. This is the first study of the composition o...
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| description | The paper examines the sampling effectiveness of seabin devices and the composition of floating marine litter in port areas. Sampling was carried out from May to September 2021 in Port of Cristo and Port of Colonia de Sant Jordi on Mallorca Island, Spain. This is the first study of the composition of floating marine litter in the ports of Mallorca collected by seabin devices. During the study, 15,899 items and 336 kg of litter were collected and analyzed. The results indicate that seabin effectively collects floating litter from sea surfaces different in size (2 mm to 40 cm). Microplastics (60.8%) were the most commonly found litter, followed by soft plastic items > 5 mm (11.6%) and unidentified hard plastic items > 5 mm (9.6%). Significantly more marine litter was collected in the Port of Cristo (78.6%), compared to the collection of one device in the Port of Colonia de Sant Jordi (21.4%). Time series analysis showed that the average seasonal component was highest in May (68% above baseline). The linear time trend with an R2 of 52.25% indicated the acceptable significance of the model. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0849f86c26164b15952a1439801f91912023-12-01T23:51:45ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122022-08-01108107910.3390/jmse10081079Composition of Floating Marine Litter in Port Areas of the Island of MallorcaLivia Maglić0Lovro Maglić1Ana Grbčić2Marko Gulić3Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Studentska ulica 2, 51000 Rijeka, CroatiaCenter for Marine Technologies, Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Milutina Barača 19, 51000 Rijeka, CroatiaFaculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Studentska ulica 2, 51000 Rijeka, CroatiaFaculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Studentska ulica 2, 51000 Rijeka, CroatiaThe paper examines the sampling effectiveness of seabin devices and the composition of floating marine litter in port areas. Sampling was carried out from May to September 2021 in Port of Cristo and Port of Colonia de Sant Jordi on Mallorca Island, Spain. This is the first study of the composition of floating marine litter in the ports of Mallorca collected by seabin devices. During the study, 15,899 items and 336 kg of litter were collected and analyzed. The results indicate that seabin effectively collects floating litter from sea surfaces different in size (2 mm to 40 cm). Microplastics (60.8%) were the most commonly found litter, followed by soft plastic items > 5 mm (11.6%) and unidentified hard plastic items > 5 mm (9.6%). Significantly more marine litter was collected in the Port of Cristo (78.6%), compared to the collection of one device in the Port of Colonia de Sant Jordi (21.4%). Time series analysis showed that the average seasonal component was highest in May (68% above baseline). The linear time trend with an R2 of 52.25% indicated the acceptable significance of the model.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/8/1079marine litterpollutionportsseabinMallorca islandFriedman test |
| spellingShingle | Livia Maglić Lovro Maglić Ana Grbčić Marko Gulić Composition of Floating Marine Litter in Port Areas of the Island of Mallorca Journal of Marine Science and Engineering marine litter pollution ports seabin Mallorca island Friedman test |
| title | Composition of Floating Marine Litter in Port Areas of the Island of Mallorca |
| title_full | Composition of Floating Marine Litter in Port Areas of the Island of Mallorca |
| title_fullStr | Composition of Floating Marine Litter in Port Areas of the Island of Mallorca |
| title_full_unstemmed | Composition of Floating Marine Litter in Port Areas of the Island of Mallorca |
| title_short | Composition of Floating Marine Litter in Port Areas of the Island of Mallorca |
| title_sort | composition of floating marine litter in port areas of the island of mallorca |
| topic | marine litter pollution ports seabin Mallorca island Friedman test |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/8/1079 |
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