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River plastic transport affected by tidal dynamics
Louise J. Schreyers
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Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Tim H. M. van Emmerik
Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Thanh-Khiet L. Bui
Institute for Circular Economy Development, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Khoa L. van Thi
Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Faculty of Water Resources, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, Hanoi, Vietnam
Bart Vermeulen
Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Hong-Q. Nguyen
Institute for Circular Economy Development, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nicholas Wallerstein
Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Remko Uijlenhoet
Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Martine van der Ploeg
Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Simone Gelsinari, Valentijn R. N. Pauwels, Edoardo Daly, Jos van Dam, Remko Uijlenhoet, Nicholas Fewster-Young, and Rebecca Doble
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 2261–2277, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2261-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2261-2021, 2021
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Jolijn van Engelenburg, Erik van Slobbe, Adriaan J. Teuling, Remko Uijlenhoet, and Petra Hellegers
Drink. Water Eng. Sci., 14, 1–43, https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-14-1-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-14-1-2021, 2021
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Joost Buitink, Anne M. Swank, Martine van der Ploeg, Naomi E. Smith, Harm-Jan F. Benninga, Frank van der Bolt, Coleen D. U. Carranza, Gerbrand Koren, Rogier van der Velde, and Adriaan J. Teuling
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 6021–6031, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-6021-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-6021-2020, 2020
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Short summary
River plastic emissions into the ocean are of global concern, but the transfer dynamics between fresh water and the marine environment remain poorly understood. We developed a simple Eulerian approach to estimate the net and total plastic transport in tidal rivers. Applied to the Saigon River, Vietnam, we found that net plastic transport amounted to less than one-third of total transport, highlighting the need to better integrate tidal dynamics in plastic transport and emission models.
River plastic emissions into the ocean are of global concern, but the transfer dynamics between...
