The Mediterranean Sea a Marine Ecosystem in Risk

Monique Mancuso; Nunziatina Porcino; Julián Blasco; Teresa Romeo; Serena Savoca; Nunziacarla Spanò; Teresa Bottari

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-30481-1_1

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The Mediterranean Sea a Marine Ecosystem in Risk

SpringerBriefs in environmental science 2023

Monique Mancuso, Nunziatina Porcino, Julián Blasco, Teresa Romeo, Serena Savoca, Nunziacarla Spanò, Teresa Bottari

Summary

Researchers reviewed the Mediterranean Sea's status as a global hotspot for microplastic contamination, driven by high population density, intense commercial shipping, tourism, and limited water exchange with the Atlantic Ocean. The Mediterranean's semi-enclosed geography concentrates plastic pollution at levels that place its fisheries and the millions of people who eat Mediterranean seafood at elevated and ongoing microplastic exposure risk.

The Mediterranean Sea is highly populated and is one of the busiest commercial traffic seas, and it is heavily impacted by MPs, and for this reason, was recognized as a target hotspot of the world as microplastics concentration. Several plastic types are found in the...

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