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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xinchang Zhang, Yi Yan, Yildirim Dilek, Wen -Huang Chen, Yehua Shan
Summary: This study investigates the origin and sedimentary evolution of the Taiwan accretionary prism, and finds that the Chinese mainland is not the exclusive contributor to sedimentation in the Hengchun Peninsula, but that the subducting South China Sea oceanic lithosphere is also a significant source. The study also suggests that the Taiwan accretionary prism was partly exposed prior to -11.6 Ma, earlier than previous estimates, and that underplating of seamounts and/or thinning of the Chinese continental margin, along with wedge extrusion tectonics, played a role in the early-stage uplift. This research provides a better understanding of the erosion history of the South China Sea oceanic crust and sedimentary records in Taiwan, and emphasizes the importance of soft exhumation mechanism in plate convergence zones.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kuan-Ju Chen, Mei-Chi Chen, Te-Hao Chen
Summary: The study found that marine fish in Taiwan are commonly ingesting microplastics, primarily fiber-based with blue color. The quantity of ingested microplastics is related to the fish's habitat, but not significantly associated with the fish's size, trophic level, and taxonomic family.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
S. Venkatramanan, S. Y. Chung, S. Selvam, K. Sivakumar, G. R. Soundhariya, Hussam Eldin Elzain, Md. Simul Bhuyan
Summary: This study evaluates the accumulation of microplastics on Marina beach in Chennai, finding that polyethylene and additives are the dominant types. To address the problem of plastic accumulation, the government should introduce laws to control the sources and use of plastic waste.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Khawla Chouchene, Joana C. Prata, Joao da Costa, Armando C. Duarte, Teresa Rocha-Santos, Mohamed Ksibi
Summary: The Praia da Barra beach in Aveiro has accumulated large quantities of microplastics, predominantly polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, nylon, and polyester, with particles smaller than 1 mm making up 99.5% of the total, mostly transparent or black in color.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Pingchuan Tan, Weiwei Ding, Jiabiao Li
Summary: The orogenic evolution of Taiwan is believed to have occurred steadily and propagated southward since the Late Miocene. Recent studies indicate a two-stage collision in the Taiwan orogeny, which occurred simultaneously across the entire island. Additionally, the location and orientation of the continent-ocean boundary play vital roles in orogeny.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Issahaku Adam
Summary: International tourists have negative perceptions of beach litter, with factors like sex, age, educational attainment, continent of origin influencing their willingness to participate in beach clean-ups.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tristyn N. Garza, David K. A. Barnes, James D. Scourse, Justine M. Whitaker, Alexis M. Janosik
Summary: Microplastics are found everywhere, including the Southern Ocean, coastal sediments, and Antarctic marine organisms. However, there is a lack of data on microplastics in Antarctic waters. This study focused on fjord habitats on the Western Antarctic Peninsula and found that microplastics were present in all sampled fjords each year and their concentrations increased from 2017 to 2020.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hongyu Mu, Yaping Wang, Huining Zhang, Fangli Guo, Anqi Li, Shuai Zhang, Shuai Liu, Tao Liu
Summary: This study investigated the presence of microplastics in groundwater in the Jiaodong Peninsula in China, revealing the detection of microplastics in all sampled groundwater sites. The abundance of microplastics was found to be correlated to the distances between sampling sites and anthropogenic activities, emphasizing the importance of counting small microplastics in groundwater assessments.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Pensiri Akkajit, Danai Tipmanee, Phaothep Cherdsukjai, Thongchai Suteerasak, Sudarat Thongnonghin
Summary: This study examined the distribution of microplastics found on beaches along the East and West coasts of Phuket, suggesting that highly visited tourist beaches with harbor activities could be potential sources of microplastics. White and fiber plastics were the most abundant types identified, with PET, regenerated cellulose, PP, and PU showing correlations with specific beaches.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Sze-Chieh Liu, J. Bruce H. Shyu, Chuan-Chou Shen
Summary: The study utilized fossil coral colonies to identify co-seismic uplifts possibly caused by the proposed Hengchun offshore structure in forming the Western Hengchun Tableland. Results suggest that mud diapirism is not the primary structural mechanism in the area, and the Hengchun offshore structure may pose significant regional seismic hazard potentials in the future.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fernanda Silva de Melo Nobre, Ana Alice Santos, Jeamylle Nilin
Summary: The study found that the amount, weight, volume, richness, and plastic content of marine litter disposed of by tourists on Abais beach were higher during the dry months compared to the rainy months.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Economics
Juan Pedro Aznar
Summary: This paper develops a theoretical model for oligopolistic competition in the hotel industry for sun and beach destinations, aiming to identify whether the market structure leans towards luxury hotels with high-quality investments or medium and low-quality hotels with cheaper prices. The willingness to pay by consumers, the number of customers in different income segments, and the location of hotels are key factors in determining the market structure. These determinants are important for both market participants and policymakers involved in designing tourism policies.
MANAGERIAL AND DECISION ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nelson Rangel-Buitrago, Ruben Dario Beltran Rodriguez, Jose Brito Moreno, Felipe Lamus Ochoa, William Neal
Summary: This study fills the information gap in the research on microplastics on Colombia's Central Caribbean Coast, finding that the presence and abundance of microplastics are related to sediment grain size and statistical parameters. Microplastic fibers are the dominant type, and their presence is most correlated with the sorting parameter. To address the microplastic issue, reducing the input of plastic into the environment is necessary.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chun-Pei Liao, Ching-Chun Chiu, Hsiang-Wen Huang
Summary: Microplastic contamination in oysters along Taiwan coastlines was quantified, with the most common shape being fragments and the dominant color being transparent. Wild oysters exhibited higher microplastic contamination compared to farmed oysters, and oysters from northeastern waters had significantly greater microplastic content.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Isabella Ferreira Nascimento Maynard, Pamela Cunha Bortoluzzi, Luciana Machado Nascimento, Rubens Riscala Madi, Eliane Bezerra Cavalcanti, Alvaro Silva Lima, Veronica de Lourdes Sierpe Jeraldo, Maria Nogueira Marques
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of microplastics in beach sand on six Brazilian beaches, with Viral and Ponta dos Mangues beaches having the highest quantity. White fragments were the predominant type of microplastics, with one of them identified as polyethylene through FT-IR analysis.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Te-Hao Chen, Shi-Ming Chou, Cheng-Hao Tang, Chia-Yang Chen, Pei-Jie Meng, Fung-Chi Ko, Jing-O Cheng
Article
Environmental Sciences
Te-Hao Chen, Chun-Yu Hsieh
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Te-Hao Chen, Chun-Yu Hsieh, Fung-Chi Ko, Jing-O Cheng
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tangtian He, Mirabelle Mei Po Tsui, Chih Jui Tan, Chui Ying Ma, Sam King Fung Yiu, Li Hsueh Wang, Te Hao Chen, Tung Yung Fan, Paul Kwan Sing Lam, Margaret Burkhardt Murphy
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kuan-Ju Chen, Mei-Chi Chen, Te-Hao Chen
Summary: The study found that marine fish in Taiwan are commonly ingesting microplastics, primarily fiber-based with blue color. The quantity of ingested microplastics is related to the fish's habitat, but not significantly associated with the fish's size, trophic level, and taxonomic family.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Atefeh Zendehboudi, Azam Mohammadi, Sina Dobaradaran, Gabriel E. De-la-Torre, Bahman Ramavandi, Seyed Enayat Hashemi, Reza Saeedi, Emran Moradpour Tayebi, Ahmad Vafaee, Amirhossein Darabi
Summary: This study investigated the characteristics and ecological risks of microplastics (MPs) in ballast water for the first time, and found high levels of MP pollution. These findings contribute to our understanding of the sources and risks of microplastics in marine ecosystems.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rose Boahemaa Pinto, Linda Bogerd, Martine van der Ploeg, Kwame Duah, Remko Uijlenhoet, Tim H. M. van Emmerik
Summary: Catchment-scale plastic pollution assessments provide insights into the sources, sinks, and pathways of plastic pollution. We propose an approach to quantify macroplastic transport and density in the Odaw catchment, Ghana, and find that the urban riverine zone has the highest transport, while the urban tidal zone has the highest riverbank and land macroplastic density.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Aliya Baidourela, Qian Sun, Gongxin Yang, Umut Halik, Zhongkai Dong, Kaixu Cai, Guili Sun, Wenya Zhang, Sisi Cheng
Summary: The study focused on heavy metal pollution in the green vegetation of a suburban industrial area in Tuokexun County, Xinjiang, China. The results showed that the overall level of heavy metal pollution in the soil was minor, with mercury (Hg) being the most severe contamination, likely caused by human activities. The composition of heavy metal elements in trees was more stable compared to grass and shrubs, with varying concentrations across different vegetation. Shrubbery was found to be the most effective in heavy metal restoration, and there were disparities in heavy metal enrichment among different vegetation types.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
James H. Bridson, Hayden Masterton, Beatrix Theobald, Regis Risani, Fraser Doake, Jessica A. Wallbank, Stefan D. M. Maday, Gavin Lear, Robert Abbel, Dawn A. Smith, Joanne M. Kingsbury, Olga Pantos, Grant L. Northcott, Sally Gaw
Summary: Plastic pollution has significant environmental impacts, largely due to chemical additives. However, the behavior of plastic additives in marine environments is not well understood. A marine deployment experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of weathering on the extractables profile of four types of plastics in New Zealand over a period of nine months. The concentration of additives in polyethylene and oxo-degradable polyethylene was strongly influenced by artificial weathering, while polyamide 6 and polyethylene terephthalate showed minimal change. These findings emphasize the importance of considering leaching and weathering effects on plastic composition when assessing the potential impact and risk of plastic pollution in receiving environments.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alan G. Scarlett, Francis D. Spilsbury, Steven J. Rowland, Marthe Monique Gagnon, Kliti Grice
Summary: This study used diamondoid hydrocarbon distributions to identify the sources of environmental oil contamination. A suite of 20 diamondoids was found to accumulate in fish adipose tissue. The scatter plots of indices between fish and exposure oils showed a close to ideal 1:1 relationship, which can be used to determine the origin of the oil.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shan Jiang, Mengmeng Wan, Kun Lin, Yanshan Chen, Rui Wang, Liju Tan, Jiangtao Wang
Summary: In this study, the concentration, composition, distribution, and sources of PCBs in surface seawater of the Bohai Bay were analyzed. The results showed that PCBs in the Bohai Bay had high concentrations and were primarily derived from land-based sources such as port activities and river inputs. The PCBs in the Bohai Bay may come from commercial PCBs and their incineration products, municipal landfills, wood and coal combustion, and industrial activities, etc.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Icaro S. A. Porto, Saulo V. A. Dantas, Caio S. A. Felix, Francisco A. S. Cunha, Jailson B. de Andrade, Sergio L. C. Ferreira
Summary: This study evaluated the risks of mercury levels in sardines consumed by low-income population in Salvador, Brazil. The results showed that the mercury content in the sampled sardines posed no risks to human health. This study is significant as most sardines in Salvador come from Todos os Santos Bay, which has a history of mercury contamination.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiahui Chen, Chengyu Yuan, Guanqun Zhai, Guangcheng Chen, Heng Zhu, Jun Liu, Yong Ye
Summary: This study investigated the combined influences of species selection and site elevation on greenhouse gas fluxes from restored mangrove soils. The results suggest that Avicennia marina should be selected for mangrove restoration to minimize carbon release and reduce the influence of greenhouse gas fluxes on the global greenhouse effect.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Emmanuel Onyeabor, Uju Obuka
Summary: The Gulf of Guinea region in Africa is a significant area for coastal countries, playing a vital role in their economic and environmental development. This study aims to reduce marine plastic pollution in the region by utilizing legal instruments.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuanli Liu, Stephan Luttjohann, Alvise Vianello, Claudia Lorenz, Fan Liu, Jes Vollertsen
Summary: Large area attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (LAATR-FTIR) is a novel technique for detecting small microplastics, with limited accuracy for large microplastics. However, it shows promise in homogeneous matrices. The spectra quality is comparable between transmission mode and LAATR mode.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Phuc T. D. Le, Andrew M. Fischer, Britta D. Hardesty, Heidi J. Auman, Chris Wilcox
Summary: This study explores the relationship between ocean currents and the accumulation of floating marine debris (FMD) and finds that higher concentrations of FMD are associated with frontal frequencies (FF). FMD is primarily trapped in accumulation zones between fronts and the coastline, which have high biodiversity value.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rosa Sawan, Perine Doyen, Florence Viudes, Rachid Amara, Celine Mahfouz
Summary: Few studies have examined the impact of urbanization and meteorological events on microplastics discharged into the sea through rivers. Surface water samples were collected from two Lebanese rivers, with differing degrees of urbanization, during dry and wet periods. The results showed that the most industrialized river had a significantly higher abundance of microplastics compared to the less-industrialized river. There was also a correlation between particle contamination and the season at each site, with microplastic concentrations highest on the first day of the wet season. These findings highlight the importance of considering meteorological events in accurately assessing plastic pollution influx into coastal waters.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Katherine R. Shaw, Jonathan L. Whitney, Eileen M. Nalley, Madeline C. Schmidbauer, Megan J. Donahue, Jesse Black, Raquel N. Corniuk, Kellie Teague, Rachel Sandquist, Catherine Pirkle, Rachel Dacks, Max Sudnovsky, Jennifer M. Lynch
Summary: This study examines the ingestion of plastic in reef fish in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Plastic particles were found in the gastrointestinal tracts of multiple fish species. However, further analysis revealed that these particles were actually natural materials and posed no threat to human consumers.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Revati Hardikar, C. K. Haridevi, Shantaj Deshbhratar
Summary: This study investigated the variability in phytoplankton functional structure using a trait-based approach and explored the relationship between species traits and environmental factors, as well as their impact on ecosystem functioning. The results revealed that morphological traits, temperature, and ammonia played a decisive role in the seasonal succession of phytoplankton species. It was found that certain traits favored higher biomass production but might hinder energy transfer efficiency. The strong correlation between environmental variables and phytoplankton functional structure supports the practical implementation of a trait-based approach in studying phytoplankton community dynamics under different environmental conditions.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Engki A. Kisnarti, Nining Sari Ningsih, Mutiara R. Putri, Nani Hendiarti, Bernhard Mayer
Summary: This study examines the movement patterns of plastic marine debris in Indonesian waters, revealing that Indonesia contributes significantly to transboundary marine debris in the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the South China Sea. Most of the debris remains in Indonesian waters and moves back and forth due to the influence of monsoon currents.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2024)