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Quatification and characterization of microplastics in farmed and wild oysters (Ostrea edulis) along the Croatian Adriatic coast
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This Croatian dissertation examined microplastic contamination in both farmed and wild flat oysters from three locations along the Croatian Adriatic coast. Microplastics including fragments, fibers, and pellets were found in oysters at all sites, with concentrations varying by location and farming method.
U disertaciji su predstavljeni rezultati istraživanja kvantifikacije i karakterizacije mikroplastike kod vrste Ostrea edulis (Linnaeus, 1758) duž hrvatske obale Jadrana. Uzorci su prikupljeni na tri lokacije uključujući sjeverni (Limski kanal), srednji (Šibenski kanal) i južni Jadran (Malostonski zaljev). Na svakoj lokaciji je prikupljeno 10 divljih i 10 uzgojnih jedinki. Rezultati pokazuju prisustvo mikroplastike u uzgojnih i divljih jedinki vrste O. edulis na svim područjima uzorkovanja. Analizom su pronađene različite kategorije mikroplastike kod uzgojnih jedinki vrste O. edulis i to fragmenti (0,58 MP/g), vlakna (0,7 MP/g) i peleti (0,04 MP/g). Ukupan broj mikroplastike je varirao od 0,33 to 5,43 komada/jedinci. Prosječne dužine različitih pronađenih kategorija su bile 20,55 μm, 31,88 μm and 456,57 μm. Pronađene čestice mikroplastike analizirane su Micro-Raman spektrometrom.
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