Type and Quantity of Shipborne Garbage at Selected Tropical Beaches
Marine debris is widely distributed at the coastal area of the global oceans; however, shipborne garbage source studies are still lacking to document the pollution in Malaysia TerritorialWater.Thus, this study has adopted a standard method of beach marine debris survey at five beaches and inspecte...
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| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing
2016
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/14368/ http://ir.unimas.my/14368/ http://ir.unimas.my/14368/1/Type%20and%20Quantity%20of%20Shipborne%20Garbage%20%28abstract%29.pdf |
| Summary: | Marine debris is widely distributed at the coastal area of the global oceans; however, shipborne garbage source studies are still
lacking to document the pollution in Malaysia TerritorialWater.Thus, this study has adopted a standard method of beach marine
debris survey at five beaches and inspected 115 vessels to assess the type and amount of debris from shipping source stranded
on the beach.This study found that vessel visitingMalaysian ports observed theMARPOL 73/78 Annex V requirements; however,
identified objects fromshipping activity (1.3%; 2 items/km) found on the beaches indicate that there are vessels disposing of garbage
illegally at sea. Therefore, there is a need to promote the use of biodegradable material and introduce environmental education to
increase awareness on the vessel. |
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