The distribution of marine debris along the Pahang coastline, Malaysia during the Southwest and Northeast Monsoons
This study investigated the accumulation of debris at four sites, namely, Gebeng, Batu Hitam, Cherok Paloh, and Air Leleh, along the Pahang coastline, Peninsular Malaysia from March 2019 to February 2020. Plastic was the dominant debris (86.1%) and followed by cloth/fabric-based debris (6.0%), pro...
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Elsevier
2021
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/90279/2/90279_The%20distribution%20of%20marine%20debris%20along%20the%20Pahang%20coastline.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/90279/8/90279_The%20distribution%20of%20marine%20debris%20along%20the%20Pahang%20coastline%2C%20Malaysia_Scopus.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/90279/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X21006640?via%3Dihub |
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Summary: | This study investigated the accumulation of debris at four sites, namely, Gebeng, Batu Hitam, Cherok Paloh, and
Air Leleh, along the Pahang coastline, Peninsular Malaysia from March 2019 to February 2020. Plastic was the
dominant debris (86.1%) and followed by cloth/fabric-based debris (6.0%), processed lumber debris (3.3%),
rubber (2.7%), glass (1.5%), and metal (0.4%). The land-based debris (82.0%) was the major source of the
deposition of marine waste. A statistically significant relationship was found between the seasonal variation and
marine debris density in tidal and seasonal current along the Pahang coastline. In general, the Northeast
Monsoon season had a higher amount of debris than the Southwest Monsoon season. |
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