Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative - Mississippi Delta Science Report

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dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Georgia
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationNorth America Office
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-13T07:09:49Z
dc.date.available2023-06-13T07:09:49Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) North America Office, the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), the University of Georgia’s Debris Tracker, National Geographic Society, and other local and national partners worked together on a pilot study for the Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative to generate a first-ever snapshot of the state of plastic pollution along the Mississippi River. The data was generated through a ‘citizen science’ approach, enlisting the participation of hundreds of community volunteers covering targeted areas along the river to understand the movement and accumulation of plastic pollution. Debris Tracker, an open data citizen science movement and free mobile phone app, was used to collect the data. Three cities participated in the pilot study: Baton Rouge, Louisiana; St. Louis, Missouri; and St. Paul, Minnesota. The data gathered in the basin, along the river and in the pilot communities was examined to understand the state of plastic litter in these river cities. The goal was to generate as rich a picture as possible, within a dedicated timeframe, of the extent and type of litter that can make its way to the river.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42672
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number31 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectmarine pollution
dc.subjectplastic waste
dc.subjectlitter
dc.subjectriver
dc.titleMississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative - Mississippi Delta Science Reporten
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