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Marine Debris in the Bering Sea : = Combining Historical Records, Toxicology, and Local Knowledge to Assess Impacts and Identify Solutions.

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Title/Author:	Marine Debris in the Bering Sea :/
Reminder of title:	Combining Historical Records, Toxicology, and Local Knowledge to Assess Impacts and Identify Solutions.
Author:	Padula, Veronica M.
Description:	1 online resource (195 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-10, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International83-10B.
Subject:	Environmental health. -
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ISBN:	9798209990826

Marine Debris in the Bering Sea : = Combining Historical Records, Toxicology, and Local Knowledge to Assess Impacts and Identify Solutions.
Padula, Veronica M.

Marine Debris in the Bering Sea :Combining Historical Records, Toxicology, and Local Knowledge to Assess Impacts and Identify Solutions. - 1 online resource (195 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-10, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references

Marine debris, particularly plastic marine debris, has numerous impacts on the environment, wildlife, and human communities. This research examines dimensions of marine debris in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alaska, including impacts of marine debris pollution on wildlife and the environment; the history of marine debris research, monitoring, and cleanup activities; and community perspectives on local to global solutions. The first chapter of this dissertation is an integrative literature review to better understand the current status of marine debris knowledge in the Bering Sea region and identify critical knowledge gaps. We synthesized the depth and breadth of research, monitoring, and cleanup activities to better understand the sources, prevalence, and impacts of marine debris on wildlife and coastal communities. Our review revealed several knowledge gaps, including two that were a focus of the final chapters of the dissertation: measuring the extent of plastic-associated contaminants in the Bering Sea and capturing community perspectives and concerns about marine debris in the Bering Sea. The second chapter examined variation in phthalates, a class of plastic-associated chemicals, in Aleutian Islands seabirds, to refine hypotheses regarding ecological and environmental factors that affect phthalate exposure in marine wildlife. We quantified phthalates in seabirds collected across >1700 km of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and measured six phthalate congeners in seabirds representing ten species and four feeding guilds. Phthalates were detected in 100% of specimens (n = 115) but varied among individuals (range 3.64 - 539.64 ng/g). Total phthalates did not vary geographically, but differed among feeding guilds, with significantly higher concentrations in diving plankton-feeders compared to others. Our findings suggest feeding behavior could influence exposure risk for seabirds and lend further evidence to the ubiquity of plastic pollutants in marine ecosystems. The final chapter of the dissertation explored perspectives and concerns of St. Paul Island community members regarding marine debris and plastic pollution. This component of the research aimed to catalyze the inclusion of local knowledge in marine debris solutions for St. Paul Island, Alaska, by documenting community members' perceptions of marine debris, including its origin, impacts, and proposed solutions. We interviewed thirty-six St. Paul Island community members from 2017 to 2020 about the types, amount, distribution, and impacts of marine debris they have observed on the island and its surrounding waters over recent decades. Research participants reported increases in plastic debris since the 1980s, particularly plastic bottles. Nearly 80% expressed concern about impacts to subsistence resources, including entanglement and ingestion of plastic particles by marine mammals and fishes. St. Paul Island community members' experiences highlight that solving the problem of marine debris cannot rely on local efforts alone but requires broader policies and mitigation strategies to address the sources of debris and advance environmental justice for coastal communities. Overall, this dissertation contributes an improved understanding of the social and ecological impacts of plastic pollution in the Bering Sea region and the potential science and policy solutions that can stem the tide of marine debris.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2023

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798209990826Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Environmental health.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Bering seaIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

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