Are tropical mangroves a sink for litter leaking from land-and sea-based sources? Evidence from selected Kenyan mangroves.

Marine litter surveys were carried out to determine the role of mangroves as a sink for litter. General litter density in the mangroves was 0.088 ± 0.

Are tropical estuaries a source of or a sink for marine litter? Evidence from Sabaki Estuary, Kenya.

Litter surveys were carried out in August and September 2020 to determine the contribution of Sabaki River and estuary in modifying the quantities of litter entering the oceans. The river discharged 0.035 items ms translating to an estimated annual litter flux of between 6,622,560 and 614,952,000.

The influence of monsoons on the spatial distribution and composition of floating marine litter.

Floating marine litter (FML) surveys were conducted in the near shore waters of Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale Counties of Kenya through trawling using a manta net. A mean density of 26,665 ± 2869 items km composed of 34.8% hard plastic, 40.

Temporal trends of marine litter in a tropical recreational beach: A case study of Mkomani beach, Kenya.

Six marine litter standing stock surveys were carried out to determine the influence of monsoon on the temporal abundance and composition of macro-litter in Mkomani beach, Mombasa Kenya. Foam (0.073 items m) and plastic (0.

Baseline radionuclide and heavy metal concentrations in sediments of Sabaki River estuary (Kenya, Indian Ocean).

Baseline study of natural (Be, Pb, Ra, Th, Ra, K) and anthropogenic (Cs) radionuclides was carried out in two cores collected from Sabaki River estuary (Kenya, Indian Ocean). There was no exponential decrease of excess Pb down the cores, which did not allow dating and determination of heavy metal pollution history. The use of Cs as a time marker was not possible due to its low fallout rates in East Africa.

The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on marine litter pollution along the Kenyan Coast: A synthesis after 100 days following the first reported case in Kenya.

The contribution of COVID-19 pandemic to marine litter pollution was studied in Mombasa, Kilifi, and Kwale counties of Kenya, in June 2020 (100 days following the first confirmed case in Kenya). Standing stock surveys were conducted in 14 streets and 21 beaches while 157 transects were surveyed for floating litter. COVID-19 related items contributed up to 16.

Baseline meso-litter pollution in selected coastal beaches of Kenya: Where do we concentrate our intervention efforts?

A total of 23 beaches were surveyed between July and September 2019. Meso-litter was collected by sieving sediment collected from 0.25 m quadrats laid along perpendicular transects through 5 mm mesh size sieves.

Marine macro-litter composition and distribution along the Kenyan Coast: The first-ever documented study.

Macro-litter accumulation surveys were carried out in six beaches in Kilifi, Mombasa and Kwale Counties. Macro litter were collected, quantified and characterized to determine their composition, distribution and accumulation rates. The results showed that the accumulation rates ranged between 1.

Baseline survey of sediment contamination with Polonium in three peri-urban creeks of Mombasa, Kenya.

Po in marine sediment from three peri-urban creeks in Mombasa was analyzed by alpha spectrometry in order to determine its baseline contamination levels. The mean Po activity in marine sediment from Mtwapa, Tudor and Makupa creeks were 18.67 ± 1.