Comparative Plastic Pollution in Beach Sands in Japan, Palau, Portugal, Norway, and Chile
SSRN, ISSN: 1556-5068
2023
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To compare the status of artifact (so-called plastic) pollution in beach sand on a global scale, beach sand sampling was conducted in Japan, Palau, Portugal, Norway, and Chile from 2017 to 2019. The maximum number of artifacts was 316.22 in 100 g of sand on Yonaguni Island, Japan. Styrofoam was the most common artifact found, followed by plastic fragments. The number and type of artifacts varied by location. The concentration of plastic in beach sand in the other countries surveyed was comparatively lower than those in Japan. The coast of the Japanese archipelago would be the most polluted due to plastic debris drifting from China and other East/Southeast Asian countries. Marine plastic pollution is an issue of the environmental policy in each country. The development of each country's administration and compliance with environmental laws and regulations must be crucial to solving this global problem.
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