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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

Marine litter monitoring: the case study of Paros island

Marmara D., Kontomanoli Z., Cevello S., Ragkousis M., Kelaidoni A., (Corresponding) Krasakopoulou E.

Topic:

Marine environment and coastal management

Marine litter have been characterized as one of the main threats for societies, while among them, plastics have been found in various marine ecosystems. A monitoring project on marine litter, based on beach visual-surveys started in 2019, on Paros Island in the Aegean Sea, under the Clean Blue...Read more

Keywords:

marine litter, Paros island, plastics

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00488

Conference:

CEST2021

Paper ID:

cest2021_00488

Tackling single-use plastic items in the Mediterranean

(Corresponding) Xirou H., Sherrington C., Bapasola A.

Topic:

Microplastics in the marine environment

Overall, plastics are estimated to account for around 95% of the waste in the open sea, on the seabed and on beaches across the Mediterranean. In the Mediterranean, it is estimated an annual plastic leakage of 229,000 tonnes, made up of 94% macroplastics and 6% microplastics [1]. The scope of this...Read more

Keywords:

Single-Use Plastics, Marine Littering, Deposit-Refund System, recycling, microplastics

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00519

Conference:

CEST2021

Paper ID:

cest2021_00519