Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina

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Seco Pon, Juan Pablo; Becherucci, Maria Eugenia
Año de publicación
2012
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Urban littering is considered an important environmental and public issue globally. This problem isgrowing considerably within coastal communities of the southern region of South America. The goals of this study were to assess (1) the abundance and composition of urban litter; (2) the spatial and temporal variations of its abundance; and (3) the relationship between the abundance of litter and three anthropogenic variables (i.e. abundance of pedestrians, of parked vehicles, and of trash bins) in Mar del Plata, the most populated coastal city in Argentina. Eighty-eight transects, each covering 1425 m2, were sampled along four sites from April 2008 to March 2009. Results showed 20,336 items (ca. 14 items per m2) of which cigarette butts (33%), papers (31%), and plastics (22%) were the most commonly littered items. Higher amounts of litter were found in an industrial area (city´s harbor), while the abundance of litter appeared relatively even throughout the year. Redundancy analysis techniques indicated a high abundance of all three anthropogenic variables associated with the central business district area of the city and an area in close proximity to a major seaside resort, where cigarette butts and papers dominated. This is the first study that has examined spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in a high-density coastal city in Argentina. Our results showed that addressing the problems associated with urban littermust include intensive educational and advertising campaigns directed at pedestrians and owners ofcoastal city in Argentina. Our results showed that addressing the problems associated with urban litter must include intensive educational and advertising campaigns directed at pedestrians and owner of parked vehicles, but waste reduction clean-up operations and law enforcement should be also considered.
Fil: Seco Pon, Juan Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Becherucci, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
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ARGENTINA
SOUTH AMERICA
SPATIAL VARIATION
TEMPORAL VARIATION
URBAN LITTER
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spelling Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of ArgentinaSeco Pon, Juan PabloBecherucci, Maria EugeniaARGENTINASOUTH AMERICASPATIAL VARIATIONTEMPORAL VARIATIONURBAN LITTERhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Urban littering is considered an important environmental and public issue globally. This problem isgrowing considerably within coastal communities of the southern region of South America. The goals of this study were to assess (1) the abundance and composition of urban litter; (2) the spatial and temporal variations of its abundance; and (3) the relationship between the abundance of litter and three anthropogenic variables (i.e. abundance of pedestrians, of parked vehicles, and of trash bins) in Mar del Plata, the most populated coastal city in Argentina. Eighty-eight transects, each covering 1425 m2, were sampled along four sites from April 2008 to March 2009. Results showed 20,336 items (ca. 14 items per m2) of which cigarette butts (33%), papers (31%), and plastics (22%) were the most commonly littered items. Higher amounts of litter were found in an industrial area (city´s harbor), while the abundance of litter appeared relatively even throughout the year. Redundancy analysis techniques indicated a high abundance of all three anthropogenic variables associated with the central business district area of the city and an area in close proximity to a major seaside resort, where cigarette butts and papers dominated. This is the first study that has examined spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in a high-density coastal city in Argentina. Our results showed that addressing the problems associated with urban littermust include intensive educational and advertising campaigns directed at pedestrians and owners ofcoastal city in Argentina. Our results showed that addressing the problems associated with urban litter must include intensive educational and advertising campaigns directed at pedestrians and owner of parked vehicles, but waste reduction clean-up operations and law enforcement should be also considered.Fil: Seco Pon, Juan Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Becherucci, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2012-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/137682Seco Pon, Juan Pablo; Becherucci, Maria Eugenia; Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Waste Management (elmsford); 32; 2; 2-2012; 343-3480956-053XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0956053X11004715info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.wasman.2011.10.012info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:18:40Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/137682instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:18:41.274CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina
title Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina
spellingShingle Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina
Seco Pon, Juan Pablo
ARGENTINA
SOUTH AMERICA
SPATIAL VARIATION
TEMPORAL VARIATION
URBAN LITTER
title_short Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina
title_full Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina
title_fullStr Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina
title_sort Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Seco Pon, Juan Pablo
Becherucci, Maria Eugenia
author Seco Pon, Juan Pablo
author_facet Seco Pon, Juan Pablo
Becherucci, Maria Eugenia
author_role author
author2 Becherucci, Maria Eugenia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ARGENTINA
SOUTH AMERICA
SPATIAL VARIATION
TEMPORAL VARIATION
URBAN LITTER
topic ARGENTINA
SOUTH AMERICA
SPATIAL VARIATION
TEMPORAL VARIATION
URBAN LITTER
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Urban littering is considered an important environmental and public issue globally. This problem isgrowing considerably within coastal communities of the southern region of South America. The goals of this study were to assess (1) the abundance and composition of urban litter; (2) the spatial and temporal variations of its abundance; and (3) the relationship between the abundance of litter and three anthropogenic variables (i.e. abundance of pedestrians, of parked vehicles, and of trash bins) in Mar del Plata, the most populated coastal city in Argentina. Eighty-eight transects, each covering 1425 m2, were sampled along four sites from April 2008 to March 2009. Results showed 20,336 items (ca. 14 items per m2) of which cigarette butts (33%), papers (31%), and plastics (22%) were the most commonly littered items. Higher amounts of litter were found in an industrial area (city´s harbor), while the abundance of litter appeared relatively even throughout the year. Redundancy analysis techniques indicated a high abundance of all three anthropogenic variables associated with the central business district area of the city and an area in close proximity to a major seaside resort, where cigarette butts and papers dominated. This is the first study that has examined spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in a high-density coastal city in Argentina. Our results showed that addressing the problems associated with urban littermust include intensive educational and advertising campaigns directed at pedestrians and owners ofcoastal city in Argentina. Our results showed that addressing the problems associated with urban litter must include intensive educational and advertising campaigns directed at pedestrians and owner of parked vehicles, but waste reduction clean-up operations and law enforcement should be also considered.
Fil: Seco Pon, Juan Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Becherucci, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
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