TY - JOUR N2 - Beach pollution is one of the most common hazards in present-day anthropogenic environments. Even in the remote Svalbard Archipelago, pollution impacts the beach system and can pose environmental threats. The significant increase in human activity observed in Svalbard over the last 20–30 years has resulted in a visible change in the amount of coastal pollution. A 5 km long transect of modern beach developed along Calypsostranda (Recherchefjorden, Bellsund) was surveyed in the summer of 2015 in order to characterize the beach pollution. During the survey 296 pieces of trash were found on beach surface. 82% of found trash was plastic, followed by glass (8%), and metal (5%). The comparison with previous pollution survey showed the significant increase of plastic waste in local beach environment. Similar problem has been recently recorded in other parts of Svalbard suggesting an urgent need for coastal pollution monitoring. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/103312/PDF/Polish%20Polar%202-18%202-M.Jaskolski%20i%20in..pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/103312 PY - 2018 IS - No 2 EP - 224 KW - Arctic KW - Spitsbergen KW - beach pollution KW - plastic trash KW - human impact A1 - Jaskólski, Marek Wojciech A1 - Pawłowski, Łukasz A1 - Strzelecki, Mateusz Czesław A1 - Zagórski, Piotr A1 - Lane, Timothy Patrick PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research VL - vol. 39 DA - 2018.06.15 T1 - Trash on Arctic beach: Coastal pollution along Calypsostranda, Bellsund, Svalbard SP - 211 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/103312 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -