Programa de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
Programa de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2024 Feb;199:115976. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115976. Epub 2023 Dec 27.
This paper examines the environmental effects of fashion waste on the central Caribbean coast of Colombia, highlighting significant ecological issues in coastal areas. A survey of 27 beaches found 503 items of fashion waste, mainly shoes and sandals, with an average density of 0.93 items/m. The distribution of this type of waste varies notably across different beach types, with exposed, rural, and remote beaches showing higher accumulation, indicating a relationship between beach characteristics and waste concentration. Primary sources of this waste include riverine transport, coastal tourism, and poorly managed sewage systems, impacting urban, rural, and village beaches differently. The study reveals that longshore currents and oceanic movements, significantly influence the transport and fate of this waste, with exposed beaches accumulating more fashion waste than sheltered ones. The presence of driftwood also plays a vital role in trapping fashion waste along coastlines. The findings highlight the need for effective management strategies to mitigate the impact of fashion waste, providing crucial insights for local and national coastal managers and implications for managing fashion waste in the Southern Caribbean and similar regions worldwide.
本文探讨了时尚垃圾对哥伦比亚中加勒比海岸的环境影响，重点强调了沿海地区的重大生态问题。对 27 个海滩的调查发现了 503 件时尚垃圾，主要是鞋子和凉鞋，平均密度为 0.93 件/米。这种垃圾的分布在不同类型的海滩上有显著差异，暴露的、农村的和偏远的海滩积累的垃圾更多，表明海滩特征和垃圾浓度之间存在关系。这种垃圾的主要来源包括河流运输、沿海旅游和管理不善的污水系统，对城市、农村和村庄海滩的影响不同。研究表明，沿岸流和海洋运动极大地影响了这种垃圾的运输和归宿，暴露的海滩积累的时尚垃圾比遮蔽的海滩多。漂流木的存在也在沿海地区捕获时尚垃圾方面发挥了重要作用。研究结果强调了需要采取有效的管理策略来减轻时尚垃圾的影响，为当地和国家沿海管理人员提供了重要的见解，并对管理南加勒比和世界其他类似地区的时尚垃圾具有启示意义。
