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From inshore to offshore: distribution of microplastics in three Italian seawaters
Environmental Science and Pollution Research2022
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Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Marco Matiddi,
Alice Sbrana,
Alice Sbrana,
Tommaso Valente,
Alice Sbrana,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Alice Sbrana,
Alice Sbrana,
Marco Matiddi,
Alice Sbrana,
Jessica Bianchi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Jessica Bianchi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Jessica Bianchi,
Alice Sbrana,
Jessica Bianchi,
Alice Sbrana,
Andrea Camedda
Cecilia Silvestri,
Marco Matiddi,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Tommaso Valente,
Jessica Bianchi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Marco Matiddi,
Andrea Camedda
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Jessica Bianchi,
Simone Franceschini,
Simone Franceschini,
Marco Matiddi,
Alice Sbrana,
Andrea Camedda
Tommaso Valente,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Alice Sbrana,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Marco Matiddi,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Alice Sbrana,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Marco Matiddi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Jessica Bianchi,
Andrea Camedda
Raffaella Piermarini,
Andrea Camedda
Cecilia Silvestri,
Alice Sbrana,
Flavia Saccomandi,
Flavia Saccomandi,
Marco Matiddi,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Flavia Saccomandi,
Flavia Saccomandi,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Marco Matiddi,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Andrea Giuseppe de Lucia,
Marco Matiddi,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Marco Matiddi,
Alice Sbrana,
Alice Sbrana,
Andrea Camedda
Andrea Camedda
Andrea Giuseppe de Lucia,
Andrea Giuseppe de Lucia,
Andrea Giuseppe de Lucia,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Alice Sbrana,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Andrea Camedda
Cecilia Silvestri,
Andrea Camedda
Raffaella Piermarini,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Marco Matiddi,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Alice Sbrana,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Marco Matiddi,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Raffaella Piermarini,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Marco Matiddi,
Tommaso Valente,
Tommaso Valente,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Alice Sbrana,
Cecilia Silvestri,
Marco Matiddi,
Andrea Camedda
Summary
Researchers surveyed microplastic concentrations across coastal to offshore areas in three Italian seas, finding heterogeneous distributions of 6,069 particles with differences between surface and subsurface water layers, providing data to support EU marine monitoring programs.
A comprehensive understanding of the concentration of microplastics (MPs) in seawaters is essential to implement monitoring programs and understand the impacts on ecosystems, as required by the European legislation to protect the marine environment. In this context, the purpose of this study is to investigate the composition, quantity, and spatial distribution of microplastics from coastal to offshore areas in three Italian seawaters. In addition, the distribution of microplastics between surface and subsurface water layers was analyzed in order to better understand the dynamics of MPs in the upper layers of the water column. A total number of 6069 MPs (mean total concentration of 0.029 microplastics · m<sup>-2</sup>) were found to be heterogeneous in type, shape, and color. In general, MPs concentrations decrease with coastal distance, except when environmental forcings are predominant (such as sea currents). Moreover, the amount of surface MPs was almost four times that of subsurface microplastics, which consisted mostly of fibers. In light of these results, it becomes clear how critical it is to plan remediation actions and programs to minimize microplastic accumulations in the sea.