School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines; Department of Biology, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines.
School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines; Department of Social Development Services, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2019 Apr;141:416-419. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.006. Epub 2019 Mar 8.
The Philippines is one of the countries with the highest plastic waste inputs into the ocean yet there is dearth of information on the level of contamination by plastic wastes in local marine ecosystems. This study aims to provide a plastic litter profile in a local beach as an initial report on plastic waste contamination in a typical coast. Likewise, microplastic (MP) occurrence is measured to establish baseline data on MP level. Results showed that, at sampling time, the beach had a high level of plastic contamination. The Clean-coast index was calculated at 13.14 (classified under 'dirty') and, indeed, plastics comprised 85% of the beach litter. The most abundant plastic litter was plastic wrapper as sachet, which is a ubiquitous packaging type in the Philippines. Furthermore, microplastic count sans fibers was at 0.26 items/g, which is comparable to regional data so far.
菲律宾是海洋塑料垃圾输入量最高的国家之一，但有关当地海洋生态系统中塑料废物污染程度的信息却很少。本研究旨在提供当地海滩的塑料垃圾概况，作为典型海岸塑料废物污染的初步报告。同样，也测量了微塑料（MP）的出现情况，以建立 MP 水平的基准数据。结果表明，在采样时，海滩的塑料污染程度很高。清洁海岸指数计算为 13.14（属于“肮脏”），实际上，塑料占海滩垃圾的 85%。最丰富的塑料垃圾是塑料袋包装，这是菲律宾无处不在的包装类型。此外，无纤维的微塑料计数为 0.26 个/克，与迄今为止的区域数据相当。
