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dc.contributor.authorMellink, Yvette
dc.contributor.authorVan Emmerik, Tim
dc.contributor.authorKooi, Merel
dc.contributor.authorLaufkötter, Charlotte
dc.contributor.authorNiemann, Helge
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-03T05:23:51Z
dc.date.available2022-10-03T05:23:51Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-24
dc.description.abstractLand-based plastic waste is the major source for freshwater and marine plastic pollution. Yet, the transport pathways over land remain highly uncertain. Here, we introduce a new conceptual model to forecast plastic transport on land: the Plastic Pathfinder; a numerical model that simulates the spatiotemporal distribution of macroplastic (>0.5 cm) at a river basin scale. The plastic transport driving forces are wind and surface runoff, while plastic transport is resisted by terrain surface friction. The terrain surface friction, a function of the slope and land use, is converted into thresholds that define the critical wind and surface runoff conditions required to mobilize and transport macroplastic waste. When the wind and/or surface runoff conditions exceed their respective thresholds, the model simulates the transport and (re)distribution of plastics, resulting in plastic accumulation hotspots maps and high probability transport route maps. The Plastic Pathfinder contributes to a better mechanistic understanding of plastic transport through terrestrial environments, and upon future calibration and validation, can serve as a practical tool to optimize plastic waste prevention, mitigation, and reduction strategies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMellink Y, Van Emmerik T, Kooi M, Laufkötter C, Niemann H. The Plastic Pathfinder: A macroplastic transport and fate model for terrestrial environments. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 2022;10en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2057082
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fenvs.2022.979685
dc.identifier.issn2296-665X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/26954
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dc.relation.journalFrontiers in Environmental Science
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/EXCELLENT SCIENCE/772923/EU/Plastic in the Ocean: Microbial Transformation of an ‘Unconventional’ Carbon Substrate/VORTEX/en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleThe Plastic Pathfinder: A macroplastic transport and fate model for terrestrial environmentsen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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