Rainfall and tidal cycle regulate seasonal inputs of microplastic pellets to sandy beaches

D Balthazar-Silva, A Turra, FT Moreira… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microplastic contamination of coastal environments is a global problem and pellets used in
industrial processes are a persistent and worldwide form of microplastic pollution. Regions …

Predicting the dispersal and accumulation of microplastic pellets within the estuarine and coastal waters of South-Eastern Brazil using integrated rainfall data and …

D Gorman, AR Gutierrez, A Turra… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Understanding how microplastic particles move and accumulate within estuarine and
coastal waters requires consideration of primary inputs (eg, raw materials from industrial …

Quantifying microplastic pollution on sandy beaches: the conundrum of large sample variability and spatial heterogeneity

M Fisner, AP Majer, D Balthazar-Silva… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Despite the environmental risks posed by microplastic pollution, there are presently few
standardized protocols for monitoring these materials within marine and coastal habitats. We …

Distribuição, taxa de entrada, composição química e identificação de fontes de grânulos plásticos na Enseada de Santos, SP, Brasil

AB Manzano - 2009 - teses.usp.br
Dentre os vários poluentes que ameaçam o ambiente marinho estão os pellets de plástico,
matéria prima em forma de grânulos de 5mm que estão sendo liberados nas etapas de …

A modeling approach for reposition dynamics of litter composition in coastal areas of the city of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

TC Cordeiro, W Barrella, D Butturi-Gomes… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Given the complexity of the dynamics in litter reposition, our objective was modeling the
possible main and interaction effects of tidal oscillations, seasons of the year and the moon …

Sedimentation analysis of the maritime stretch after dredging activities for widening and deepening Santos' Port Channel

PD Garcia, DM Matheus, TZ Gireli - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Occupying a prominent position in the world ranking for container handling, the Port of
Santos stands out as one of the largest and busiest port complexes globally. It holds the title …

Are we missing the bigger picture? an analysis of how science can contribute to an ecosystem-based approach for beach management on the São Paulo …

LY Xavier, LR Gonçalves, HH Checon… - Ambiente & …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
The complexity of human-environment interactions in coastal areas represent management
challenges, especially in the beach environment, important for its ecosystem services and …

Análise da vulnerabilidade à erosão costeira através de geoindicadores nas praias de Piedade e Paiva (PE), Brasil

AF Menezes, PS Pereira, RM Gonçãlves, TCM Araújo… - 2018 - repositorio.ufc.br
As praias de Piedade e Paiva estão localizadas no litoral do Estado de Pernambuco e
pertencem aos municípios de Jaboatão dos Guararapes e Cabo de Santo Agostinho …

Resposta morfodinâmica à alimentação artificial da Ponta da Praia, Santos, SP

DM Italiani - 2014 - teses.usp.br
Entender os processos morfodinâmicos de uma determinada região costeira frente a ações
naturais e antrópicas é de grande importância para o uso, manutenção e conservação …

[PDF][PDF] Índice de Poluição por Pellets (IPP) na Baía de Santos (SP) no inverno de 2019

VV Ribeiro - Revista Sítio Novo, 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Este estudo teve como objetivo determinar se seis praias da Baía de Santos atuam como
“Distribuidoras” ou “Estocadoras” de pellets plásticos e determinar a influência da …