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Beach litter survey of selected beaches of Coromondel coast of Tamil Nadu, India

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16676/
http://www.envirobiotechjournals.com/article_abstract.php?aid=13416&iid=370&jid=3
http://doi.org/10.53550/EEC.2022.v28i08s.057
 
Title Beach litter survey of selected beaches of Coromondel coast of Tamil Nadu, India
 
Creator Hemasankari, P
Prema, D
Kaladharan, P
Kripa, V
Vijayakumaran, K
Narayanakumar, R
 
Subject Marine Pollution
Marine Environment
 
Description The beach litter survey of the selected beaches of Tamilnadu viz. Marina, (lat 13°055’N and long 80°28’E),
Besant nagar (lat 12°99’N, long 80°27E) and Thiruvanmiyur (lat 12°97’N and long 80°26´E) were done in
the year 2014. Beach litter survey was done mainly to quantify as well as to know the distribution pattern
of different types of litter in all the selected beaches surveyed. The different types of litters surveyed in the
year 2014 from Jan-Dec includes nylon/ HDP ropes/fishnet pieces (A), plastics covers, sachets, containers
of creams, oil, ointments(B), chappals, foot wear (other than leather items)(C), glass bottles, electric bulbs,
CFL bulbs (source of Hg) (D), waste (TV, Computer hard- wares, mobile phone handsets charges)(E) and
Thermo col, PUF insulators of AC/Fridge, Styrofoam, etc. (F). Among the total litter distribution item C,
chappals, footwear (other than leather items) is the highest (4000g/m2) followed by item B, plastics covers,
sachets containers of creams, ointments, oil, (2525 g/m2), item F, thermocol, PUF insulators of AC/Fridge,
stryrofoam, (1310g/m2), item D, glass bottles, electric bulbs, CFL bulbs (sources of Hg), (1125g/m2) and
item A, nylon, HDP ropes and fishnet pieces, 1075 g/m2. In Marina Beach, in post monsoon season (Jan’14
to Mar’14) the item C is more than in A followed by B,D,F and E in summer season(Apr’14 to June’14) the
litter distribution is more in C followed by F, B, D, A & E. In pre monsoon season (July’14 to Sep’14) the item
B is more followed by C, F, A, D and E in monsoon season, (Oct’ 14 to Dec’14) the item B is followed by F,C,
A, E and D. In Besant nagar beach in post monsoon season, (Jan’14 to Mar’14) the item C is more followed
by D, A, B, F and E in summer season (April’ 14 to June’14) the item C is more followed by B,F,A,D and E
in pre monsoon season, the item B is more followed by C,F,A,D and E in monsoon season, the item F is
followed by B, A, C, D and E. In Thiruvanmiyur beach in post monsoon season(Jan’14 to Mar’14) the item
C is more followed by B, A, F, D and E, in summer season, (Apr’14 to June’ 14) the item B is more followed
by C,F,A,D and E in pre monsoon season, (July’14 to Sep’14) the item B is more followed by F,A,D,C and E
in monsoon season, (Oct’14 to Dec’14) the item D is more followed by B,C,F, A and E. In marina beach, the
PCA analysis of the beach litter for 12 consecutive months showed that the 2 components extracted had a
variance of 49.02% with an eigen value of 2.45 and 25.63%, cumulative variance of 74.65% with an eigen
value of 1.28. In Besant nagar beach, the PCA analysis showed that the 2 components extracted had a
variance of 43.51% with an eigen value of 2.18 and 32.73% with an eigen value of 1.64 and the cumulative
variance of 76.23%. In Thiruvanmiyur beach, the 2 PCA components extracted had a variance of 55.51%
with an eigen value of 2.78 and 30.58% with an eigen value of 1.53 and the cumulative variance of 86.09%.
 
Publisher EM International
 
Date 2022
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16676/1/Ecology%20Environment%20and%20Conservation_2022_Prema%20D.pdf
Hemasankari, P and Prema, D and Kaladharan, P and Kripa, V and Vijayakumaran, K and Narayanakumar, R (2022) Beach litter survey of selected beaches of Coromondel coast of Tamil Nadu, India. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 28. pp. 387-396. ISSN 0971–765X