Marine debris monitoring & assessment using standing-stock survey at selected beaches along Pahang coastline
Marine debris accumulation governed by three factors; The emission rate of plastics into oceans, the amount of plastics already present in oceans, the degradation rate of plastics. • Such efforts of Malaysia on reducing marine debris are Roadmap Towards Zero Single-use Plastics 2018-2030 and joini...
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| Format: | Proceeding Paper |
| Language: | en |
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/88204/1/IREP%20RICES.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/88204/ |
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| Summary: | Marine debris accumulation governed by three factors; The emission rate of plastics into oceans, the amount of plastics already present in oceans, the degradation rate of plastics.
• Such efforts of Malaysia on reducing marine debris are
Roadmap Towards Zero Single-use Plastics 2018-2030 and joining The Coordination Body of the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) to deliver target SDG 14.
• This study was one of the collaborative subproject to
contribute databases initiated by UN Environment Program (UNEP) and Marine Debris Monitoring and Assessment Program (MDMAP) by NOAA |
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