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Beach macro-litter monitoring on Monastir coastal sea (Tunisia): First Findings

  • Rym Ben Dhiab
  • Rafika Challouf
  • Emna Derouiche
  • Hamdi Ben Boubaker
  • Wael Kouched
  • Mourad Attouchi
  • Hela Jaziri
  • Sana Ben Ismail

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

  • Keywords:
  • Marine Litter,
  • Beach monitoring,
  • Monastir Coast,
  • Kuriat Island,
  • Mediterranean Sea,
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Rym Ben Dhiab

INSTM, Tunisia - ORCID: 0000-0002-9183-5470

Rafika Challouf

INSTM, Tunisia - ORCID: 0000-0002-1424-1716

Emna Derouiche

INSTM, Tunisia

Hamdi Ben Boubaker

INSTM, Tunisia

Wael Kouched

INSTM, Tunisia

Mourad Attouchi

INSTM, Tunisia - ORCID: 0000-0002-8804-3704

Hela Jaziri

INSTM, Tunisia

Sana Ben Ismail

INSTM, Tunisia - ORCID: 0000-0002-9421-8363

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Chapter Title

Beach macro-litter monitoring on Monastir coastal sea (Tunisia): First Findings

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Rym Ben Dhiab, Rafika Challouf, Emna Derouiche, Hamdi Ben Boubaker, Wael Kouched, Mourad Attouchi, Hela Jaziri, Sana Ben Ismail

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English

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10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.11

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Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”

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Livorno (Italy) 14th-16th June 2022

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Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci

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