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MARINE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ON THE BEACH IN LIBONG, A SMALL ISLAND IN ANDAMAN SEA, THAILAND

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Siriporn Pradit, Suthep Jualaong, Kittiwara Sornplang, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Suthep Jualaong, Siriporn Pradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Siriporn Pradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Kittiwara Sornplang, Siriporn Pradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Siriporn Pradit, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Siriporn Pradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Prawit Towatana, Prawit Towatana, Prawit Towatana, Siriporn Pradit, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Prakrit Noppradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Prawit Towatana, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Siriporn Pradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Kittiwara Sornplang, Kittiwara Sornplang, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Kittiwara Sornplang, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Kittiwara Sornplang, Prawit Towatana, Prawit Towatana, Prawit Towatana, Prawit Towatana, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Suthep Jualaong, Prawit Towatana, Siriporn Pradit, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Suthep Jualaong, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Siriporn Pradit, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Siriporn Pradit, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Kittiwara Sornplang, Kittiwara Sornplang, Siriporn Pradit, Kittiwara Sornplang, Siriporn Pradit, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Siriporn Pradit, Monticha Jirajarus, Kittiwara Sornplang, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Monticha Jirajarus, Kittiwara Sornplang, Kittiwara Sornplang, Kittiwara Sornplang, Kittiwara Sornplang, Prawit Towatana, Suthep Jualaong, Kittiwara Sornplang, Prawit Towatana, Prakrit Noppradit, Kittiwara Sornplang, Monticha Jirajarus, Prakrit Noppradit, Prakrit Noppradit, Monticha Jirajarus, Yardtip Darakai, Yardtip Darakai, Yardtip Darakai, Kittiwara Sornplang, Kittiwara Sornplang, Yardtip Darakai, Kittiwara Sornplang, Siriporn Pradit, Kittiwara Sornplang, Kittiwara Sornplang, Kittiwara Sornplang, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Chaiyapruk Weerawong, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Chaiyapruk Weerawong, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Thongchai Nitiratsuwan Chaiyapruk Weerawong, Chaiyapruk Weerawong, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan

Summary

Researchers cataloged marine debris on beaches of Libong Island, Thailand, collecting samples over four months in 2019. Ceramic and glass debris were most abundant, followed by plastic, with fishing activities and ocean currents identified as the primary sources rather than the island's own population.

Study Type Environmental

Marine debris is a global issue and a hot topic in Thailand. This study involved collecting and quantifying various types of debris at Libong Island. The study area is Libong Island, a small Island in Andaman Sea, with high biodiversity and an important source of sea grass providing a significant and vital habitat for endangered dugongs. Debris was collected on sandy beach and mud beach areas between May and August 2019. The results indicated that the ceramic and glass debris was found in the greatest number followed by plastic and other debris, thin plastic and hard plastic. The major contributing factor for the debris abundance in Libong beach was the shoreline and recreational activities which showed that the landbased sources provided major inputs of plastic pollution at the beaches. The calculation of the Clean Coastal Index (CCI) of Libong Island yielded a result of 5.8 at the sandy beach whereas at the mud beach was 0.65. Thus, the sandy beach was classified as moderately clean and the mud beach was classified as very clean.

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