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:Using simple models, coupled with parameters extracted from published studies, the annual inputs of macro and micro plastics to the Scottish Atlantic Coast and the Scottish North Sea Coast regions are estimated. Two estimates of land-based sources are used, scaled by catchment area population size. The oceanic supply of floating plastic is estimated for wind-driven and general circulation sources. Minimum, typical and maximum values are computed to examine the magnitude of uncertainties. Direct inputs from fishing and the flux of macroplastic onto the seabed are also included. The modelled estimates reveal the importance of local litter sources to Scottish coastal regions, and hence local management actions can be effective. Estimates provide a scale against which removal efforts may be compared, and provide input data for future more complex modelling. Recommendations for research to improve the preliminary estimates are provided. Methods presented here may be useful elsewhere.
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Mar Pollut Bulljournal_title
Marine pollution bulletinauthors
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10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110725subject
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2020-01-01 00:00:00pages
110725eissn
0025-326Xissn
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110965
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
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doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111437
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111170
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.04.031
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.028
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00054-7
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.01.008
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.10.012
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.001
更新日期:2015-09-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.053
更新日期:2014-10-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.017
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.04.013
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.10.009
更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.045
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.012
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.05.009
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.11.028
更新日期:2014-02-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111091
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.005
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00052-3
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Marine pollution bulletin
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111573
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00