Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 177, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113551
Keywords
Beach litter; Pollution; GES; Mediterranean; MSFD; IMAP
Funding
- Welcome project [192]
- European Union
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This study investigates the amount, distribution and categorization of beach litter on nine beaches in Albania, Italy, and Montenegro. The findings indicate that the pollution level exceeds the threshold values, suggesting that the desired environmental status has not been achieved.
This study deals with the issue of beach litter pollution in the context of the Descriptor 10 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Good Environmental Status of EU waters and Ecological objective 10, Common indicator 22 of IMAP. Analyses of the amount, distribution and categorization of beach litter were conducted on nine beaches during 108 surveys covering the area of 206.620 m2 in Albania, Italy and Montenegro. Our findings showed that the level of beach litter pollution on south Adriatic beaches is significantly above the adopted threshold values, with a median item numbers of 327, 258 and 234 per 100 m of beach stretch for Albania, Italy and Montenegro, respectively. It can be concluded that, when it comes to beach litter pollution, GES has not been achieved. Given the defined baseline and threshold values at the EU level, the process of reducing the total amount of marine litter in southern Adriatic Sea will be very challenging and needs urgent and specific actions.
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