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Table 3 Spatial distribution of Clean-Coast Index in international region

From: Sources, spatial distribution, and abundance of marine debris on Thondi coast, Palk Bay, Southeast coast of India

S. no.

Region

Abundances

Marine debris

CCI

Author

1

Thondi, Palk Bay, Southeast India

1636 items/m2

Plastics, cotton swabs, cigarette butts, and food containers

Clean–extremely dirty

Present study

2

Mkomani beach, Kenya

0.042 items/m2

Food products packaging, PC, HP, PET, SL, HDPE, PP, and PVC

Extremely dirty

Okuku et al. [21]

3

Cyprus

9.3 items/m2

PP, and PE

Clean

Loizia et al. [22]

4

Red Sea, Eritrea

0.1 to 0.35 items/m2

Plastics, cloths, and foamed plastic

Very clean–moderate

Tewelde et al. [23]

5

Qatar

1.98 items/m2

Plastics, metal, glass, paper, fabric, rubber, processed wood

Dirty to extremely dirty

Veerasingam et al. [24]

6

Dungonab and Mukkawar Island Marine National Park, Sudan, Red Sea

506.2 items/m2

Plastics, wood, fishing gears, Textile, class, food wrapper/pack, and metals

Very clean–dirty

Ibrahim et al. [25]

7

Asparuhovo Beach, Varna, Bulgaria

0.41 items/m2

Cigarette butts, plastic/polystyrene pieces, industrial packaging, plastic cups

Moderate

Panayotova et al. [26]

8

Beach off southwestern Luzon, Philippines

0.26 item/g

Plastic bag, disposable cup and a sachet

Dirty

Paler et al.[27]

9

Pelagos sanctuary (Ligurian Sea—NW Mediterranean Sea)

34,027 items/m2

Plastic, foam/sponge, textiles, rubber and glass, polystyrene

Very clean–extremely dirty

Giovacchini et al. [28]

10

Beaches of Arraial do Cabo, RJ, Brazil

6.06 unites/m2

Food packaging, straw, bottle cap, disposable cup, swab rod, light stick, and bottle

Prainha beach: dirty–moderate

Pontal beach: moderate–dirty

Grande beach: clean–moderate

Silva et al. [29]

11

Eastern Mediterranean

3305 items/m2

Foam, cloth, glass, metal, paper, rubber, and wood

Very clean–extremely dirty

Portman and Brennan [30]

12

Salvador, Brazil

50.82 items/m2

Plastic, metal, glass, wood, cloth, plastic bag, beverage cans, barbecue wooden sticks, and plastic fragments

Dirty

Fernandino et al. [31]

13

North-western Adriatic beaches

0.2 litter items/m2

Cigarette butts, unrecognizable plastic pieces, bottle caps,

Clean–dirty

Munari et al. [13]

14

Slovenia

1.51 items/m2

Caps and lids, lolly sticks, cutlery, cups, drink bottles, drink bottles, fishing ropes, string, cosmetics packaging, fishing net floats, and foam

Extremely dirty

Laglbauer et al. [32]

15

Israeli coast

–

Plastic debris

Clean

Alkalay et al. [20]