Marine debris occurrence and treatment: A review


Autoria(s): Iñiguez, María Esperanza; Conesa, Juan A.; Fullana Font, Andrés
Contribuinte(s)

Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ingeniería Química

Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Universitario de Ingeniería de los Procesos Químicos

Residuos, Energía, Medio Ambiente y Nanotecnología (REMAN)

Data(s)

14/07/2016

14/07/2016

01/10/2016

Resumo

Marine debris produces a wide variety of negative environmental, economic, safety, health and cultural impacts. Most marine litter has a very low decomposition rate (as plastics, which are the most abundant type of marine debris), leading to a gradual, but significant accumulation in the coastal and marine environment. Along that time, marine debris is a significant source of chemical contaminants to the marine environment. Once extracted from the water, incineration is the method most widely used to treat marine debris. Other treatment methods have been tested, but they still need some improvement and so far have only been used in some countries. Several extraction and collection programs have been carried out. However, as marine debris keep entering the sea, these programs result insufficient and the problem of marine debris will continue its increase. The present work addresses the environmental impact and social aspects of the marine debris, with a review of the state of the art in the treatments of this kind of waste, together with an estimation of the worldwide occurrence and characteristics.

Support for this work was provided Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport and by the CTQ2013-41006-R project from the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Spain) and the PROMETEOII/2014/007 project from the Valencian Community Government (Spain).

Identificador

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2016, 64: 394-402. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.031

1364-0321 (Print)

1879-0690 (Online)

http://hdl.handle.net/10045/56736

10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.031

A8362912

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Elsevier

Relação

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.031

Direitos

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd.

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Palavras-Chave #Marine litter #Seas pollution #Alastics #Marine environment #Ingeniería Química
Tipo

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