Maritime pollution in the Indian Ocean after the MV X-Press Pearl accident

The MV X-Press Pearl marine debacle severely affected the marine environment in the Indian Ocean. The objective of this study is to monitor environmental pollution along the west coast of Sri Lanka. Beach sand samples were collected from 40 locations. Visual and microscopic observations, plastic pel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine pollution bulletin 2022-12, Vol.185, p.114301, Article 114301
Hauptverfasser:	Perera, U.L.H.P., Subasinghe, H.C.S., Ratnayake, Amila Sandaruwan, Weerasingha, W.A.D.B., Wijewardhana, T.D.U.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	accidents arsenic cadmium chemical composition coasts color copper Heavy metals Indian Ocean ingestion lead marine environment Marine pollution mass spectrometry Microplastics Plastic debris polyethylene sand seafoods spectral analysis Sri Lanka temperature Toxic contamination ultraviolet radiation
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