TY - JOUR
T1 - Transfer dynamics of macroplastics in estuaries – New insights from the Seine estuary
T2 - Part 3. What fate for macroplastics?
AU - Tramoy, R.
AU - Gasperi, J.
AU - Colasse, L.
AU - Noûs, C.
AU - Tassin, B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/8/1
Y1 - 2021/8/1
N2 - Macroplastic emissions from the Seine estuary to the English Channel were estimated using institutional cleaning of riverbanks, combined with a tagged litter experiment. Cleaning were performed between March 2018 and April 2019 by the non-profit company Naturaul'un over 19 sites covering 20 km of riverbanks. A total of 365 tagged litter (90% macroplastics) was released in the estuary in March (n = 200), at the end of the winter/spring flood 2018, in July (n = 58), August (n = 56) and September 2018 (n = 51) during low river flow periods. Over the total tagged litter, 102 (28%) were recovered by Naturaul'un. Relative to the total amount of macroplastics (>5 cm) collected and the estimated amount of smaller/hidden macroplastics (>5 mm) not collected, the maximum macroplastic emission to the English Channel was estimated to be ~100–200 metric tons per year.
AB - Macroplastic emissions from the Seine estuary to the English Channel were estimated using institutional cleaning of riverbanks, combined with a tagged litter experiment. Cleaning were performed between March 2018 and April 2019 by the non-profit company Naturaul'un over 19 sites covering 20 km of riverbanks. A total of 365 tagged litter (90% macroplastics) was released in the estuary in March (n = 200), at the end of the winter/spring flood 2018, in July (n = 58), August (n = 56) and September 2018 (n = 51) during low river flow periods. Over the total tagged litter, 102 (28%) were recovered by Naturaul'un. Relative to the total amount of macroplastics (>5 cm) collected and the estimated amount of smaller/hidden macroplastics (>5 mm) not collected, the maximum macroplastic emission to the English Channel was estimated to be ~100–200 metric tons per year.
KW - Flood
KW - Institutional cleaning
KW - Macroplastic emissions
KW - Riverbanks
KW - Tagged litter
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85107068325
U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112513
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112513
M3 - Article
C2 - 34051521
AN - SCOPUS:85107068325
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 169
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
M1 - 112513
ER -