Characteristics of meso-sized plastic marine debris on 20 beaches in Korea
We surveyed the abundance and accumulation patterns of mesoplastic marine debris (5–25
mm) on 20 beaches in Korea. The mean abundance of it was 13.2 items/m 2, and the mean
weight was 1.5 g/m 2. Hard plastic and Styrofoam were the dominant types. The proportions
of hard plastic and Styrofoam were highly variable among the beaches, each accounting for
0–100% of the total debris on a given beach with 32% and 48.5%(by number) on average,
respectively. Relatively lower abundances of mesoplastic marine debris compared with our …
mm) on 20 beaches in Korea. The mean abundance of it was 13.2 items/m 2, and the mean
weight was 1.5 g/m 2. Hard plastic and Styrofoam were the dominant types. The proportions
of hard plastic and Styrofoam were highly variable among the beaches, each accounting for
0–100% of the total debris on a given beach with 32% and 48.5%(by number) on average,
respectively. Relatively lower abundances of mesoplastic marine debris compared with our …
Characteristics of meso-sized plastic marine debris on 20 beaches in Korea.
LJS Lee JongSu, LJM Lee JongMyoung… - 2017 - cabidigitallibrary.org
We surveyed the abundance and accumulation patterns of mesoplastic marine debris (5-25
mm) on 20 beaches in Korea. The mean abundance of it was 13.2 items/m2, and the mean
weight was 1.5 g/m2. Hard plastic and Styrofoam were the dominant types. The proportions
of hard plastic and Styrofoam were highly variable among the beaches, each accounting for
0-100% of the total debris on a given beach with 32% and 48.5%(by number) on average,
respectively. Relatively lower abundances of mesoplastic marine debris compared with our …
mm) on 20 beaches in Korea. The mean abundance of it was 13.2 items/m2, and the mean
weight was 1.5 g/m2. Hard plastic and Styrofoam were the dominant types. The proportions
of hard plastic and Styrofoam were highly variable among the beaches, each accounting for
0-100% of the total debris on a given beach with 32% and 48.5%(by number) on average,
respectively. Relatively lower abundances of mesoplastic marine debris compared with our …