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MonitoringplasticandHgpollutionimpactsontwo commercial species from the North Evoikos Gulf

Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology 2025
Persefoni Megalofonou, Aikaterini Kostoula, C. Dantsi, Fotini Botsou, Aikaterini Sakellari

Summary

Researchers sampled 230 bogue fish and 203 Norway lobster from the North Evoikos Gulf and detected microplastics in 56% of fish and 79% of lobster, with lobster carrying an average of 3.72 MPs per individual. Mercury concentrations were also measured, and the study linked both contamination types to anthropogenic pressures in this semi-enclosed sea.

This study examines the presence of microplastics (MPs) and mercury (Hg) concentrations in 230 Boop boops L., and 203 Nephrops norvegicus L., sampled from the North Evoikos during the years 2021, 2022 and 2024. Microplastics were detected in 56.1% ofB. boops, with a mean abundance of 1.74 MPs/individual, and in 79.3% of N. norvegicus, with a mean of 3.72 MPs/ individual. Polymer composition analysis revealed species-specific differences in the dominant MP types. Mercury concentrations remained within the permissible limits established by European regulatory standards, with mean levels of 0.32 mg/kg w.w. in N. norvegicus and 0.05 mg/kg w.w. in B. boops indicating no immediate risk to human health (THQ <1).

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