From Streets to Streams and Seas: Tracking, Modeling, and Managing Plastic and Litter Pathways in Communities
From Streets to Streams and Seas: Tracking, Modeling, and Managing Plastic and Litter Pathways in Communities
Session ID#: 282055
Session Description:
Plastic and litter pollution is a cross-system challenge linking urban environments, waterways, and coastal systems, spanning micro- to macro-scale debris. However, the processes governing the mobilization, transport, and retention of debris across these connected pathways—especially during rainfall and flooding events—remain poorly understood. This session invites contributions that investigate pathways from streets to streams and seas, with a focus on community-scale dynamics. Topics may include field observations, laboratory experiments, numerical modeling, and integrated frameworks capturing overland, drainage, riverine, and coastal transport. Studies addressing stormwater infrastructure, object characteristics, hydrodynamic forcing (e.g., rainfall, tides, and compound flooding), and pathway connectivity are encouraged. We welcome interdisciplinary contributions spanning hydrology, coastal science, environmental engineering, and sustainability, including work linking physical processes with monitoring, mitigation, and policy strategies.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- B - Biogeosciences
- GC - Global Environmental Change
- NH - Natural Hazards
- OS - Ocean Sciences
Index Terms:
1821 Floods [HYDROLOGY]
1834 Human impacts [HYDROLOGY]
1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]
1850 Overland flow [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener: Nazife Oruc Baci, University of Georgia, School of Environmental, Civil, Agriculture, and Mechanical Engineering, Athens, GA, United States
Conveners: Felix Luis Santiago-Collazo, University of Georgia, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Athens, United States, Matthew Willi Brand, Louisiana State University, Civil Engineering, Baton Rouge, United States and James Lofty, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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