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Microplastics in the Marine Environment of the Adriatic
Original title: Mikroplastika u morskom okolišu Jadrana
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This Croatian-language review summarizes research on microplastics in the Adriatic Sea environment, covering their sources, distribution in water and sediments, and documented effects on marine organisms. The authors highlight how toxic compounds adsorbed onto microplastics transfer through food chains and eventually reach humans. The review synthesizes the state of knowledge on Adriatic microplastic pollution for a Croatian-speaking audience.
Plastika se zbog svoje široke uporabe može naći u svim dijelovima okoliša, gdje štetno utječe na različite sastavnice okoliša, a toksični spojevi koje adsorbira prenose se kroz hranidbene lance te s vremenom dolaze do čovjeka. Odabrana istraživanja u ovom radu usredotočena su na karakterizaciju i kvantifikaciju mikroplastike pronađene u Jadranskom moru kao i na toksičnost mikroplastike. Istraživanja su pokazala da je najviše mikroplastike detektirano u području Sjevernog Jadrana. Provedena ispitivanja ekotoksičnosti mikroplastike primjenom testa s algama ukazuju na to da mikroplastika uzrokuje smanjenje brzine rasta i kretanja algi, obavljanje fotosinteze, fizičke deformacije te dolazi do smanjenja plodnosti i promjena u metaboličkim ciklusima.
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