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Characterization of Microplastics in the Sediment of Prapratno Beach
Original title: Karakterizacija mikroplastike u sedimentu plaže Prapratno
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This Croatian-language study characterized microplastics in beach sediment from Prapratno beach on the Peljesac peninsula, finding the sample was dominated by polyethylene with smaller amounts of polystyrene and polypropylene. The study used the DeFishGear protocol for standardized sampling and FTIR for polymer identification.
Mikroplastika predstavlja ozbiljan problem u morskom i priobalnom okolišu. Analiziran je uzorak mikroplastike iz sedimenta plaže Prapratno na poluotoku Pelješcu, Hrvatska. Uzorkovanje i laboratorijsko odvajanje provedeni su prema DeFishGear protokolu. Svaki ispitak svrstan je u određenu kategoriju te je svakom određena masa, boja, prozirnost, maksimalna dimenzija i površina. Identifikacija je provedena infracrvenom spektroskopijom (FTIR) – HATR tehnikom. Otpad s plaže Prapratno sastoji se uglavnom od polietilena te, u manjem udjelu, od polistirena i polipropilena.
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