Assessment of Marine Debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf: occurrence and effects : final report (AS-MADE)

dc.contributor.author	Janssen, Colin
dc.contributor.author	Mees, Jan
dc.contributor.author	Stienen, Eric
dc.date	2013
dc.date.accessioned	2016-06-13T11:35:57Z
dc.date.available	2016-06-13T11:35:57Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/4175
dc.description	Marine debris is an increasing worldwide problem, due to an ever increasing global plastic production and continuing indecent disposal. This debris is not only aesthetically displeasing, it can adversely affect marine live and even pose a (hygienical) threat to humans. Although this debris is quite variable in type, plastics account for the majority of marine litter: 60-80% of all marine debris is estimated to be plastic. Recently it has been discovered that these large pieces of plastic debris can degrade into smaller pieces: microplastics with dimensions as small as 20µm (and possibly even smaller) have been detected in the water column and sediment worldwide.
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2013
dc.title	Assessment of Marine Debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf: occurrence and effects : final report (AS-MADE)
dc.type	Report
dc.subject.frascati	Earth and related Environmental sciences
dc.subject.frascati	Chemical sciences
dc.audience	Policy-Oriented
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.subject.free	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Not pertinent
dc.identifier.depositnumber	D/2013/1191/7
dc.identifier.belspo	SP2559
dc.relation.belspo-project	SD/NS/12A