Abstract
The macrolitter monitoring was investigated on 3 beaches on Monastir coastal (Palmier, Marina, Karaia) and on Kuriat Island during 4 seasons. The highest abundance and density of macrolitter were recorded on the beaches of Marina (13540 items/100m; 8.49 items m-2) and Karaia (6842 items/100m; 6.11 items m-2) during spring. According to Clean Coast Index, these 2 beaches were classified as extremely dirty whereas Kuriat Island was considered as very clean. Plastic items corresponded to the highest concentration of litter in studied sites and varying between 69% and 89% of total items. Cigarette butts are the most frequent type of debris
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Ben Dhiab, R., Challouf, R., Derouiche, E., Ben Boubaker, H., Kouched, W., Attouchi, M., … Ben Ismail, S. (2022). Beach macro-litter monitoring on Monastir coastal sea (Tunisia): First Findings. In Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques” (pp. 122–131). Firenze University Press. https://doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.11
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