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dc.contributor.authorVeerasingam, S.
dc.contributor.authorMugilarasan, M.
dc.contributor.authorVenkatachalapathy, R.
dc.contributor.authorVethamony, P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-19T12:23:19Z
dc.date.available2016-08-19T12:23:19Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, vol.109(1); 2016; 196-204
dc.identifier.otherno
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5006
dc.description.abstractThe sources, distribution, surface features, polymer composition and age of microplastic pellets (MPPs) in surface sediments along the Chennai coast during March 2015 (pre-Chennai flood) and November 2015 (post-Chennai flood) were characterised using a Stereoscopic microscope and FTIR-ATR spectroscopy. White MPPs were the most abundant, and specifically polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) were the dominant polymer types of MPPs found on the coast during both the times. The abundance of MPPs in November 2015 was three-fold higher than those found in March 2015, confirming that huge quantity of fresh MPPs washed through Cooum and Adyar rivers from land during the flood. The winds and surface currents during November were the driving forces for the transportation and deposition of MPPs from the sea to beaches. The results of this study will be useful to formulate beach MPPs litter management policies to effectively create long-term solutions
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
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dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2016] Elsevier
dc.subjectGEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
dc.subjectAQUATIC POLLUTION
dc.subjectLAW, POLICY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectAQUATIC ECOLOGY, PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectOCEANOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY
dc.titleInfluence of 2015 flood on the distribution and occurrence of microplastic pellets along the Chennai coast, India
dc.typeJournal Article


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