@article{fdi:010077027,
  title = {{S}easonality of riverine macroplastic transport},
  author = {van {E}mmerik, {T}. and {S}trady, {E}milie and {K}ieu-{L}e, {T}. {C}. and {N}guyen, {L}. and {G}ratiot, {N}icolas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}arine plastic pollution is an increasing environmental threat. {A}lthough it is assumed that most marine plastics are transported from land to the ocean through rivers, only limited data on riverine plastic transport exists. {R}ecently, new methods have been introduced to characterize riverine plastics consistently through time and space. {F}or example, combining visual counting observations and plastic debris sampling can provide order of magnitude estimations of plastic transport through a river. {I}n this paper, we present findings from multi-season measurement campaign in the {S}aigon {R}iver, {V}ietnam. {F}or the first time, we demonstrate that macroplastic transport exhibits strong temporal variation. {T}he monthly averaged plastic transport changes up to a factor five within the measurement period. {A}s it is unclear what drives the variation in plastic transport, relations between rainfall, river discharge, presence of organic material and plastic transport have been explored. {F}urthermore, we present new findings on the cross-sectional and vertical distribution of riverine plastic transport. {W}ith this paper we present new insights in the origin and fate of riverine plastic transport, emphasizing the severity of the emerging thread of plastic pollution on riverine ecosystems.},
  keywords = {{VIET} {NAM} ; {HO} {CHI} {MINH} {VILLE} ; {SAIGON} {COURS} {D}'{EAU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 13549 [9 p.]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41598-019-50096-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077027},
}