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Emission, Transport and Retention of Floating Marine Macro-Litter (Plastics): The Role of Baltic Harbor and Sailing Festivals

Gerald Schernewski,
Gabriela Escobar Sánchez,
Stefanie Felsing,
Margaux Gatel Rebours,
Mirco Haseler,
Rahel Hauk,
Xaver Lange and
Sarah Piehl

Sustainability2024, 16(3), 1220;https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031220

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31 January 2024

Every year, harbor and sailing festivals attract close to 20 million visitors in the Baltic Sea region, but their consequences on marine litter pollution are still unknown. We combine field studies with model simulations and literature reviews to qua...

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Marine Macro-Litter (Plastic) Pollution of German and North African Marina and City-Port Sea Floors

Gerald Schernewski,
Gabriela Escobar Sánchez,
Philipp Wandersee,
Xaver Lange,
Mirco Haseler and
Abdallah Nassour

Appl. Sci.2023, 13(20), 11424;https://doi.org/10.3390/app132011424

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18 October 2023

The macro-litter (plastic) sea-bottom pollution of 14 city harbors and marinas in North Africa and in the western Baltic Sea was investigated using a new simple mobile underwater camera system. The study was complemented by a harbor-manager survey an...

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