Litter Selfie: A Citizen Science Guide for Photorecording Macroplastic Deposition along Mountain Rivers Using a Smartphone
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Field Guide for Macrolitter Sampling along Mountain Rivers
2.1. Setting the Sampling Plot Locations (Step 1)
- (1)
- Unvegetated sediment surfaces (mud, sand, gravel, and boulders);
- (2)
- Surfaces covered with grass and/or herbaceous vegetation (non-woody vegetation);
- (3)
- (4)
- Surfaces with woody debris (Figure 4).
2.2. Macroplastic Sampling and Photorecording (Steps 2 and 3)
3. Summary
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liro, M.; Zielonka, A.; Hajdukiewicz, H.; Mikuś, P.; Haska, W.; Kieniewicz, M.; Gorczyca, E.; Krzemień, K. Litter Selfie: A Citizen Science Guide for Photorecording Macroplastic Deposition along Mountain Rivers Using a Smartphone. Water 2023, 15, 3116. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15173116
Liro M, Zielonka A, Hajdukiewicz H, Mikuś P, Haska W, Kieniewicz M, Gorczyca E, Krzemień K. Litter Selfie: A Citizen Science Guide for Photorecording Macroplastic Deposition along Mountain Rivers Using a Smartphone. Water. 2023; 15(17):3116. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15173116
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiro, Maciej, Anna Zielonka, Hanna Hajdukiewicz, Paweł Mikuś, Wojciech Haska, Mateusz Kieniewicz, Elżbieta Gorczyca, and Kazimierz Krzemień. 2023. "Litter Selfie: A Citizen Science Guide for Photorecording Macroplastic Deposition along Mountain Rivers Using a Smartphone" Water 15, no. 17: 3116. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15173116