调查越南南部海沿线的宏观海洋垃圾和海清洁情况
D Nguyen1, M Ky Nguyen2, Minh-Thuan Pham3
1Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam; School of Engineering & Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam.
Marine pollution bulletin
|January 17, 2025
概括
海洋塑料污染是一个重大威胁. 这项在越南Vung Tau的研究发现,大多数海的塑料含量中等,强调需要更好的废物管理和保护海洋生态系统的意识.
科学领域:
- 海洋生物学 海洋生物学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 生态系统健康 生态系统健康
背景情况:
- 塑料污染,特别是宏观海洋垃圾,对海洋生态系统构成重大全球威胁.
- 越南南部的陶海面临着海洋垃圾日益增加的压力,需要基线数据来有效控制污染.
研究的目的:
- 评估Vung Tau海上的宏观海洋垃圾的程度.
- 提供该地区海洋垃圾污染的基线数据.
- 确定塑料废物控制的关键行动计划.
主要方法:
- 在Vung Tau海的12个地点进行调查,以量化垃圾密度.
- 使用清洁海岸指数 (CCI) 来评估海清洁度.
- 应用塑料丰富指数 (PAI) 来评估塑料污染水平.
主要成果:
- 垃圾密度从0.1768到0.4464个物品在调查的网站之间变化.
- 83.3%的海被评为"中度"和16.7%的海被评为"干净"使用CCI.
- 根据PAI,91.7%的地点显示"中度"的塑料含量.
结论:
- 人类活动,包括旅游业和废物管理不足,是海洋垃圾的主要驱动因素.
- 有效的塑料控制需要加强废物管理,提高公众意识,促进行为改变.
- 优先考虑海洋保护计划对于减少海洋垃圾和塑料垃圾至关重要.
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