Distribución y abundancia de residuos sólidos en playas de la zona oriental de El Salvador
Distribución y abundancia de residuos sólidos en playas de la zona oriental de El Salvador
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.2002307121
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Palavras-chave: Basura marina, playa arenosa, estación, zona costera, muestreo, recursos naturales
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Keywords: Marine debris, station, sampling, sandy beach, natural resources, coastal zone
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Abstract: Solid waste is a serious threat to marine fauna, and can negatively affect activities such as tourism, fishing and boating (Brigitte et al., 2022). Pollutants leaving coastal bays accumulate on nearby beaches as (Santos et al., 2009) . The objective of this study was to determine the distribution and abundance of solid waste on the beaches of Arcos del Espino, Las Flores, El Cuco, El Icacal, and El Esteron in the eastern part of the Salvadoran coast. Samples of different types of solid waste were collected using the Garbage Scientists methodology. Each sampling was conducted at low tide and comprised 24 transects along the 5 beaches. Each station covered a 9 m2 quadrant. The results obtained show that plastics (81%) are the most abundant type of macro trash on the beaches, followed by glass (7.5%) and others (5.6%). The maximum trash density was 2.06 items/m², with a minimum of 0.00.6 items/m² recorded for the different types of trash. The highest amount of trash found was in the Supralittoral zone of the beach, plastic was found a total of 1.7 items/m², then glass 0.15 items/m². This is a consequence of anthropogenic activity on the beaches
- Osmel Sanchez