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| Title |
The Danube so colourful: A potpourri of plastic litter outnumbers fish larvae in Europe's second largest river
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| Published in |
Environmental Pollution, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.02.006 |
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| Authors |
Aaron Lechner, Hubert Keckeis, Franz Lumesberger-Loisl, Bernhard Zens, Reinhard Krusch, Michael Tritthart, Martin Glas, Elisabeth Schludermann |
| Abstract |
Previous studies on plastic pollution of aquatic ecosystems focused on the world's oceans. Large rivers as major pathways for land-based plastic litter, has received less attention so far. Here we report on plastic quantities in the Austrian Danube. A two year survey (2010, 2012) using stationary driftnets detected mean plastic abundance (n = 17,349; mean ± S.D: 316.8 ± 4664.6 items per 1000 m(-3)) and mass (4.8 ± 24.2 g per 1000 m(-3)) in the river to be higher than those of drifting larval fish (n = 24,049; 275.3 ± 745.0 individuals. 1000 m(-3) and 3.2 ± 8.6 g 1000 m(-3)). Industrial raw material (pellets, flakes and spherules) accounted for substantial parts (79.4%) of the plastic debris. The plastic input via the Danube into the Black Sea was estimated to 4.2 t per day. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 74 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 5% |
| France | 3 | 4% |
| Sweden | 3 | 4% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1% |
| Hungary | 1 | 1% |
| Romania | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 37 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 61 | 82% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 7 | 9% |
| Scientists | 6 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 1,167 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Slovenia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1153 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 223 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 157 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 155 | 13% |
| Researcher | 145 | 12% |
| Other | 43 | 4% |
| Other | 137 | 12% |
| Unknown | 307 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 334 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 162 | 14% |
| Chemistry | 62 | 5% |
| Engineering | 60 | 5% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 46 | 4% |
| Other | 142 | 12% |
| Unknown | 361 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 206. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 February 2023.
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