The available literature on marine debris from Latin America and the Wider Caribbean
Region was collected and linked, reviewing their methodologies and principal results …

Marine litter is now recognized as a major form of marine pollution and key factor for coastal
managers. The aims of this paper are to:(a) investigate the perception of beach users on …

The authors are very grateful to the anonymous referees for valuable comments and critical
review. Financial support was obtained from the Antarctic Brazilian Program (PROANTAR) …

An experiment was designed to test if the contamination of intensely used beaches by solid
wastes could be correlated to the presence of users. Profiles perpendicular to the water line …

In this study, hypotheses concerning the use of beach ashtrays were experimentally tested.
Results indicated that the mean rate of abandonment of this equipment was low (1.5%). The …

Compared with USA, UK, Brazil, Indonesia, Australia, etc., marine debris research in China
has received less attention and few studies have attempted to quantify the abundance and …

RESUMO A poluição ambiental interfere diretamente na relação entre o ambiente e a
saúde. O desequilíbrio na geração e o descarte inadequado de resíduos sólidos produzidos …

The beach litter survey of the selected beaches of Tamilnadu viz. Marina,(lat 13° 055'N and
long 80° 28'E), Besant nagar (lat 12° 99'N, long 80° 27E) and Thiruvanmiyur (lat 12° 97'N …

A questão do lixo marinho vem causando grandes discussões no mundo, na medida em
que ocorre degradação nas zonas costeiras. A poluição marinha causa inúmeros prejuízos …

This study aimed to identify the perception of beach users about the problem of marine litter,
and to characterize them from the socioeconomic point of view. To this, 43 open …