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Characterization of floating microplastic contamination in the bay of Marseille (French Mediterranean Sea) and its impact on zooplankton and mussels
Marine Pollution Bulletin2022
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François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
Olivia Gérigny,
Maria El Rakwe,
Olivia Gérigny,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny,
Olivia Gérigny,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny,
ML Pedrotti,
ML Pedrotti,
Olivia Gérigny
Maria El Rakwe,
Olivia Gérigny,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny
Maria El Rakwe,
Olivia Gérigny,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
F. Mazéas,
François Galgani,
F. Mazéas,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Olivia Gérigny
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Mélanie Brun,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
M. Pavec,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
M. Pavec,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
F. Mazéas,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
Pierre Garreau,
Maria El Rakwe,
Mark Henry,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Mark Henry,
Pierre Garreau,
F. Mazéas,
F. Mazéas,
François Galgani,
F. Mazéas,
F. Mazéas,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Olivia Gérigny
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
F. Mazéas,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
J. Maury,
Olivia Gérigny
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
J. Maury,
Olivia Gérigny,
François Galgani,
Mark Henry,
François Galgani,
Pierre Garreau,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Mark Henry,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
François Galgani,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Maria El Rakwe,
Olivia Gérigny
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
François Galgani,
Pierre Garreau,
François Galgani,
Olivia Gérigny,
Olivia Gérigny
Summary
Researchers characterized floating microplastics in the Bay of Marseille across three seasons from 2016 to 2018, sampling six sites near river mouths, treatment plants, and a marine protected area, and assessed microplastic ingestion by zooplankton and caged mussels. A hydrodynamic model was used to analyze how oceanographic conditions drive microplastic dispersal across this heavily urbanized Mediterranean bay.
Microplastics (MPs) were sampled in three seasons from 2016 to 2018 in the Bay of Marseille, northwestern Mediterranean Sea, adjacent to a highly urbanized area. Six sites were selected according to their different characteristics (river mouth, treatment plants, protected marine area). Surface floating MPs were characterized (number, weight, typology and polymer) as was zooplankton. In addition, mussels were submerged and used to investigate ingestion. Finally, a hydrodynamic model was used to improve understanding of dispersion mechanisms. The annual averages of floating MPs values ranged from 39,217 to 514,817 items/km. The MPs collected were mainly fragments principally composed of polyethylene and polypropylene. The mean abundance ratio (MPs/zooplankton) was 0.09. On average 87% of mussel pools were contaminated and ingested 18.73 items/100 g of flesh. Two hydrodynamic patterns were identified: the first retaining the MPs in the harbor, and the second dispersing them outside.