Marine debris composition in Batu Pahat, Johor: A comparison between Sungai Lurus and Minyak Beku beaches
The increment of population growth and rapid economic development near the beaches area enhance the generation of marine debris annually thus has become an environmental concern. In BatuPahat, Johor, determination of marine debris compositions on the beach provide a preliminary caution on the level...
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Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN)
2015
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| Summary: | The increment of population growth and rapid economic development near the beaches area enhance the
generation of marine debris annually thus has become an environmental concern. In BatuPahat, Johor, determination of
marine debris compositions on the beach provide a preliminary caution on the level of contamination and also enable to
identify the most abundant waste. For this study, a comparison between two beaches namely Sungai Lurus and Minyak
Beku in Batu Pahat district and located in the same coastline, were carried out. The composition, density and moisture
content of the marine debris collected were determined The results demonstrated that plastic waste was the most abundant
item at 80% of the total amount of debris and represents 54% by weight of marine debris composition in Sungai Lurus
beach. Meanwhile, glass waste predominates at 60% with 39% by weight of marine debris composition at MinyakBeku
beach. The moisture content of debris composition at Minyak Beku beach represents up to 12.61% compared to 8.68% at
Sungai Lurus beach. High density of debris composition was obtained at Minyak Beku beach with 94.56kg/m3 followed by
66.15kg/m3at Sungai Lurus beach. As a conclusion, the economic activities and solid waste management along the beaches
highly influence the amount of marine debris composition at Sungai Lurus and Minyak Beku beaches. Due to the number
of marine debris that is still littered along the beaches has indicated that environmental concerns among Malaysian are still
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