A critical review of the issue of cigarette butt pollution in coastal environments

MCB Araújo, MF Costa - Environmental research, 2019 - Elsevier
Beach anthropogenic litter is a worldwide problem and has been discussed in the
specialized literature for decades. Cigarette butts (CB) are the most frequent form of …

Cigarette butts in beach litter: snapshot of a summer holiday

MCB de Araújo, MF da Costa - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Cigarette butts are considered the most common form of personal litter around the world. It is
estimated that 5.5 trillion cigarettes are consumed globally each year and that 4.95 trillion …

Spatio-temporal distribution of cigarette butt contamination in urban beaches with varying levels of use

NF da Silva, MCB de Araújo, JS Silva-Cavalcanti - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
This study assessed the extent of cigarette butt contamination on two urban beaches in
Recife-PE (Pernambuco State, Brazil) with varying levels of use. The study considered …

Initial beach litter survey in a conservation unit (Santa Isabel Biological Reserve, Sergipe) from northeast Brazil

AA Santos, FS de Melo Nobre, F Ribeiro, J Nilin - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the presence and distribution of litter on four beaches in a
conservation unit in northeast Brazil (Santa Isabel Biological Reserve; SIBR), and at the …

What remains on the beach after tourists leave? The case of Abais beach (Sergipe, Brazil)

FS de Melo Nobre, AA Santos, J Nilin - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
The study evaluated the characteristics of marine litter disposed of by tourists on the Abaís
beach (state of Sergipe, Brazil), during the dry (December/2017, January/2018, and …

Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia sp. in aquatic mammals in northern and northeastern Brazil

JCG Borges, D dos Santos Lima, EM da Silva… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2017 - int-res.com
Cryptosporidium and Giardia are protozoans that can infect humans and wild and domestic
animals. Due to the growing importance of diseases caused by protozoan parasites in …

Records of marine litter contamination in tropical beaches (Sergipe, Brazil) with different uses

FS de Melo Nobre, AA Santos, J Nilin - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to develop a first diagnostic of marine litter presence over four sandy
beaches located on the southern coast of Sergipe, a Brazilian state, by means of four …

[PDF][PDF] Programas de monitoramento da balneabilidade de praias recreativas no Nordeste do Brasil

CR Costa, MF COSTA - … e Sustentabilidade em Áreas Costeiras e …, 2022 - pantheon.ufrj.br
A Região Nordeste do Brasil agrupa nove dos 26 Estados da União. Seu litoral tem em
torno de 3.000 km de extensão, incluindo muitas e diversas praias recreativas, tanto …

[PDF][PDF] CARACTERIZAÇÃO DOS RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS MARINHOS NA PRAIA DA COSTA, BARRA DOS COQUEIROS, SE

M dos Santos Pinto, J Nilin - ibeas.org.br
RESUMO A análise da composição de resíduos sólidos marinhos na Praia da Costa
ocorreu em agosto de 2017. Esta praia do litoral central sergipano apresenta áreas de …