TY - JOUR
T1 - Catchment scale assessment of macroplastic pollution in the Odaw river, Ghana
AU - Pinto, Rose Boahemaa
AU - Bogerd, Linda
AU - van der Ploeg, Martine
AU - Duah, Kwame
AU - Uijlenhoet, Remko
AU - van Emmerik, Tim H.M.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Catchment-scale plastic pollution assessments provide insights in its sources, sinks, and pathways. We present an approach to quantify macroplastic transport and density across the Odaw catchment, Ghana. We divided the catchment into the non-urban riverine, urban riverine, and urban tidal zones. Macroplastic transport and density on riverbanks and land were monitored at ten locations in December 2021. The urban riverine zone had the highest transport, and the urban tidal zone had the highest riverbank and land macroplastic density. Water sachets, soft fragments, and foam fragments were the most abundant items. Our approach aims to be transferable to other catchments globally.
AB - Catchment-scale plastic pollution assessments provide insights in its sources, sinks, and pathways. We present an approach to quantify macroplastic transport and density across the Odaw catchment, Ghana. We divided the catchment into the non-urban riverine, urban riverine, and urban tidal zones. Macroplastic transport and density on riverbanks and land were monitored at ten locations in December 2021. The urban riverine zone had the highest transport, and the urban tidal zone had the highest riverbank and land macroplastic density. Water sachets, soft fragments, and foam fragments were the most abundant items. Our approach aims to be transferable to other catchments globally.
KW - Catchment
KW - Hotspot
KW - Land
KW - Macroplastic pollution
KW - River
KW - Riverbank
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85178195009&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115813
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115813
M3 - Article
C2 - 38016204
AN - SCOPUS:85178195009
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 198
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
M1 - 115813
ER -
