Data/hora: 04/06/2024 01:48:01

Provedor de dados: | 52
País: | Brazil
Título: | An experimental evaluation of the effectiveness of beach ashtrays in preventing marine contamination
Autores: | Widmer,Walter Martin; Reis,Rodrigo Arantes.
Data: | 2010-10-01
Ano: | 2010
Palavras-chave: | Beach; Brazil; Cigarette butts; Coastal management; Marine debris; Paraná.
Resumo: | In this study, hypotheses concerning the use of beach ashtrays were experimentally tested. Results indicated that the mean rate of abandonment of this equipment was low (1.5%). The mean amount of cigarette stubs (3.4 items/ashtray) was greater than mean amounts of other types of litter. People with different socioeconomic profiles had different perceptions regarding the issues associated with beach debris. These results indicated that beach ashtrays could be useful to prevent the contamination of these environments and that differences in socioeconomic characteristics of beachgoers could partially explain the differences in perceptions regarding the presence of waste on the beaches. This information could now be used by coastal managers to plan strategies to reduce the marine contamination.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000500026
Editor: | Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar
Relação: | 10.1590/S1516-89132010000500026
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology  v.53 n.5 2010
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess