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Characterization of mesoplastics (5-25 mm) and microplastics (1-5mm) in the beach sediment in Nin
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Researchers characterized mesoplastics (5-25 mm) and microplastics (1-5 mm) in beach sediment at the Zdrijac sandy beach in Nin, Croatia, using DeFishGear protocol for sampling, separation, and categorization of plastic particles. They found anthropogenic plastic debris at detectable levels in coastal sediments, contributing to regional documentation of plastic pollution in the Adriatic coastal ecosystem.
Rastom populacije i različitih grana gospodarstva te industrije raste i količina otpada. Ljudskim djelovanjem i neadekvatnim zbrinjavanjem antropogeni otpad uzrokujeonečišćenje morskih i obalnih ekosustava. Zbog masovne proizvodnje i širokeprimjene, plastika čini većinu (morskog) otpada te predstavlja globalni problemmodernoga doba. U svrhu utvrđivanja prisutnosti i karakterizacije plastičnih česticana obalnom području, sakupljen je sediment pješčane plaže Ždrijac u Ninu. Uzorkovanje, odvajanje i kategorizacija mikro i mezoplastike provedeno je premauputama DeFishGear protokola. Svaki ispitak svrstan je u odgovarajuću kategoriju, apotom su mu određene boja i prozirnost, veličina/duljina te masa. Fragmenti su, nedvojbeno, najzastupljenija kategorija mikroplastike pronađena u sedimentu plažeŽdrijac dok su opušci cigareta, odnosno umjetni polimerni materijali, najbrojniji otpadmezoplastike. Također, brojčani udio bistro-bijelo-krem boje značajno premašujebrojnost drugih uočenih boja frakcije. Analizom uzoraka i obradompodatakapotvrđuje se prisutnost plastičnog otpada u pijesku plaže Ždrijac
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