Journal
| Title | Assessment of riverine plastic flux in Pulot River and its tributary in Sofronio Española, Palawan, Philippines Posted by Hernando Bacosa |
| Authors | Arlene S. Escañan and Hernando P. Bacosa |
| Publication date | 2023 |
| Journal | Journal of Marine and Island Cultures |
| Volume | v11n2 |
| Pages | 13-24 |
| Abstract | The Philippines is the worldâs third major contributor to global marine plastic pollution and the biggest polluter of riverine plastics into the sea. Several rivers in Philippines including those in Palawan, the countryâs Last Frontier, are assumed to be the main pathways of land-based plastic waste into the ocean. However, variations, model estimations and plastic litterâs composition among rivers remains uncertain due to lack of |
| Index terms / Keywords | temporal variations, flow velocity, macroplastic |
| DOI | 10.21463/jmic.2022.11.2.02 |