title: Superstorm Sandy marine debris wash-ups on Long Island - What happened to them?
abstract: Superstorm Sandy generated huge quantities of debris in the Long Island, NY coastal zone. However, little appears to have been washed offshore to eventually be returned to Long Island's beaches as marine debris wash-ups. Information for our analysis includes debris collection statistics, very high resolution satellite images, along with wind and sea level data. Rigorous debris collection efforts along with meteorological conditions following the storm appear to have reduced the likelihood of debris wash-ups.
authors.affiliation: School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000, USA. Electronic address: larry.swanson@stonybrook.edu.
authors.forename: R Lawrence
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.affiliation: School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000, USA. Electronic address: kamazima.lwiza@stonybrook.edu.
authors.forename: Kamazima
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lwiza
authors.affiliation: School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000, USA. Electronic address: kaitlin.willig@stonybrook.edu.
authors.forename: Kaitlin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Willig
authors.affiliation: School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000, USA. Electronic address: kaitlin.morris@stonybrook.edu.
authors.forename: Kaitlin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000379:methods*; D009518:New York; D010969:Plastics / Q000032:analysis; D012623:Seawater / Q000032:analysis*; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D014866:Waste Products
keywords: Debris collection; Long Island; Marine debris; Superstorm Sandy