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A first assessment of microplastics in the sea waters off the Puglia region

Firenze University Press eBooks 2022
Ilaria Dalle Mura, Enrico Barbone, Daniela Battista, Cosimo Gaspare Giannuzzi, Sergio Ranieri, Giuseppe Strippoli, Antonietta Zito, Nicola Ungaro

Summary

Between 2015 and 2017, environmental agency monitoring across 90 water samples from the Puglia region of Italy found an average microplastic density of 0.469 particles per cubic meter in coastal Adriatic and Ionian waters. No statistically significant differences were found between sampling sites, campaigns, or distance from the coast.

To meet the objectives of the MSFD, 2008/56/EC, the Puglia Regional Agencies for the Prevention and Protection of the Environment (ARPA Puglia) performed a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the MPs on the basis of the data collected during 2015-2017 monitoring program. A total of 90 samples in 5 campaigns were collected using a manta net. The MPs average density of 0,469 n/m³ was calculated for the entire dataset. No significant statistical differences were detected among sampling sites, campaigns and distance from the coast.

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