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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111345
	Microplastics on beaches along the eastern Gulf of Thailand – A preliminary study
	Bissen R.; Chawchai S.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	157
英文摘要	Several studies have shown the ubiquitousness of microplastics across ecosystems worldwide including significant amounts in beach sand. In Thailand, however, there is a lack of studies about the microplastic pollution of beaches. This study aimed to quantify microplastics at the high-tide line of 21 beaches along the eastern Gulf of Thailand. Observed amounts ranged from 420 to >200,000 counts/kg. Anthropogenic and environmental factors affect distribution and amount of microplastics. Tide-dominated beaches and beach sections protected by beachrocks exhibit higher microplastic amounts due to lesser hydrodynamics. While human activities have a visible impact, in some cases environmental factors seem to predominate. Despite effective protection efforts led by the government and NGOs, our study shows that the substantial microplastic pollution of beach sand requires a proper management system with appropriate laws and regulations, and a public awareness campaign to reduce effects of microplastics on organisms and their ecosystems. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Beach sand; Beachrocks; Coastal pollution; Eastern Gulf of Thailand; Small plastic debris; Tides
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Beaches; Ecosystems; Laws and legislation; Pollution; Environmental factors; Gulf of Thailand; High tides; Human activities; Laws and regulations; Management systems; Microplastics; Public awareness campaign; Microplastic; microplastic; plastic; beach; environmental factor; environmental fate; marine ecosystem; marine pollution; nongovernmental organization; plastic waste; pollution monitoring; Article; awareness; climate change; environmental factor; environmental impact assessment; geomorphology; government regulation; human; human activities; human impact (environment); hydrodynamics; microplastic pollution; pollution monitoring; seashore; Thailand; ecosystem; environmental monitoring; swimming; water pollutant; Gulf of Thailand; Pacific Ocean; South China Sea; Bathing Beaches; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Microplastics; Plastics; Thailand; Water Pollutants, Chemical
来源期刊	Marine Pollution Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/148829
作者单位	Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bissen R.,Chawchai S.. Microplastics on beaches along the eastern Gulf of Thailand – A preliminary study[J],2020,157.
APA	Bissen R.,&Chawchai S..(2020).Microplastics on beaches along the eastern Gulf of Thailand – A preliminary study.Marine Pollution Bulletin,157.
MLA	Bissen R.,et al."Microplastics on beaches along the eastern Gulf of Thailand – A preliminary study".Marine Pollution Bulletin 157(2020).