Plastic debris is a common persistent pollutant in marine and coastal environments
worldwide. Questions naturally arise among those dealing with the debris as to its source …

Plastic pollution is considered an important environmental problem by the United Nations
Environment Programme, and it is identified, alongside climate change, as an emerging …

Ivar do Sul, JA and Costa, MF Plastic pollution risks in an estuarine conservation unit.
Plastics enter the marine environment mostly from land-based sources, often via estuaries …

Plastics have become the most important marine contaminant of the XXI Century. Benthic
fauna is not frequently a concern, but can ingest plastics which suffered fragmentation and …

Beaches are social-ecological systems that provide several services improving human well-
being. However, as one of the major coastal interfaces they are subject to plastic pollution …

Land-based sources contribute approximately 80% of anthropogenic debris in marine
environments. A main pathway is believed to be rivers and storm-water systems, yet this …

Beaches are subject to solid waste contamination at the strandline. Litter depositional
dynamics is influenced by specific beach morphology and sources of solid wastes. The …

Plastic debris is widely recognized as an important marine environmental pollutant. Plastics
pollution of coastal areas is a growing concern, with research efforts focusing on …

Virgin plastic pellets and plastic fragments are reported as ubiquitous beach contaminants in
the peer-reviewed literature. A surface density of 0.3 virgin plastic pellets and plastic …

Plastic debris is a worldwide threat to marine environments and Portugal is not immune to it.
Though never quantified, items of all sizes can be found in the Portuguese coastline; …