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Stratifying the Shoreline: A Modified OSPAR Framework to Monitor Event-Driven Beach Litter

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2025
Zara Teixeira, Ana Rosa Cunha, Paula Carvalho, Carlos Gonçalves, Cátia Marques, A. Cristina S. Rocha, Ana Bóia, Diana Pacheco, Diana Marques, Luís Resende, João Carlos Fernandes, Cláudia Moreira

Summary

Researchers adapted the OSPAR beach litter monitoring framework with stratified spatial sampling to capture the intense, event-driven pollution pulses that occur on urban beaches during large coastal gatherings, improving sensitivity over standard monitoring methods.

Study Type Environmental

Urban beaches are increasingly vulnerable to litter accumulation, especially during large-scale coastal events that create short-lived but intense pollution pulses. Despite growing interest in marine litter monitoring, traditional methods often lack the spatial and temporal sensitivity require...

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