| Title |
Assessment of riverine plastic flux in Pulot River and its tributary in Sofronio Espa脙卤ola, Palawan, Philippines |
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Authors |
Arlene S. Esca脙聝脗卤an and Hernando P. Bacosa |
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Publication date |
2023 |
|
Journal |
Journal of Marine and Island Cultures |
| Volume |
v11n2 |
| Pages |
13-24 |
| Abstract |
The Philippines is the world芒聙聶s third major contributor to global marine plastic pollution and the biggest polluter of riverine
plastics into the sea. Several rivers in Philippines including those in Palawan, the country芒聙聶s Last Frontier, are assumed to
be the main pathways of land-based plastic waste into the ocean. However, variations, model estimations and plastic
litter芒聙聶s composition among rivers remains uncertain due to lack of |
| Index terms / Keywords |
temporal variations, flow velocity, macroplastic |
| DOI |
10.21463/jmic.2022.11.2.02 |
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