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dc.contributor.authorShankar, V.S.
dc.contributor.authorDe, K, Mandal, S.
dc.contributor.authorJacob, S.
dc.contributor.authorSatyakeerthy, T.R.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-17
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T10:49:52Z
dc.date.available2024-10-25
dc.date.available2025-01-21T10:49:52Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin,Vol. 209, Part A;2024;article no:117145
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.otherhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X24011226)
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117145.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.res.in/drs/handle/2264/9337
dc.descriptionIF2023=5.3
dc.description.abstractThe increasing occurrence of mismanaged plastic litter along India's coastline and the ominous challenges it poses to biodiversity and ecosystem health is a growing environmental concern. To address this issue, we comprehensively investigated the abundance, composition, and probable sources of marine litter on North Cinque Island, a remote uninhabited island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, Bay of Bengal. This island is a designated wildlife sanctuary and serves as an important nesting site for Green, Hawksbill and Leatherback turtles. A total of 6227 litter items were enumerated, with an average concentration of 0.12 items/m2, representing 20 diverse litter types, with plastic dominating the litter composition (86 %). The cleanliness and environmental hazards of the coast due to the litter were assessed using different indices such as the Clean Coast Index (CCI), Plastic Accumulation Index (PAI), Hazardous Item Index (HII), and Clean Environment Index (CEI). CCI indicates the moderately clean-to-clean status of the surveyed sites. PAI points to low to moderate accumulation of plastic litter. HII of all five coasts fell in category II, suggesting a moderate abundance of hazardous items that can inflict injuries to the foraging turtle and their hatchlings. The CEI articulates the moderately clean to very clean status of the sites. Litter brand audit suggests a considerable amount of stranded litter on the coasts was transboundary and originated from six Indian Ocean Rim Countries (IORC), namely Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and UAE. Joint solid waste management by the IORC is the need of the hour to avert litter accumulation on the pristine, remote islands.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
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dc.titleAssessment of transboundary macro-litter on the remote island of Andaman and Nicobar: Unveiling the governing factors and risk assessment
dc.affiliation.authorFaculty of Environmental Science, Mahatma Gandhi Government College, Middle & North Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744204, India


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