Troubled water: Tracing the plastic tide on Sierra Leone’s beaches
This study provides the first investigation into quantities, types, and potential sources of anthropogenic beach litter in Sierra Leone. Beach litter surveys were conducted monthly at four sites over 11 months. A total of 72,901 litter items (1,246 kg dry weight) were categorised. Across all sites,...
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Main Authors: | Stephanie Lavelle, Fiona Preston-Whyte, Paul A. Lamin, Salieu Kabba Sankoh, Isha Timbo, Thomas Maes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2024-01-01
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Series: | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2755094X24000270/type/journal_article |
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