Development of a Thermo Degradation Method to Assess Levels and Distribution of Microplastics in Marine Sediments and Its Application in Two Case Studies: The Northern Adriatic Sea (Italy) and Boknafjord (Norway)

Alessio Gomiero; Kjell Birger Øysæd; Pierluigi Strafella; Gianna Fabi; Giuseppe Scarcella

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_9

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Development of a Thermo Degradation Method to Assess Levels and Distribution of Microplastics in Marine Sediments and Its Application in Two Case Studies: The Northern Adriatic Sea (Italy) and Boknafjord (Norway)

Springer water 2020

Alessio Gomiero, Kjell Birger Øysæd, Pierluigi Strafella, Gianna Fabi, Giuseppe Scarcella

Summary

A thermo-degradation method quantifies microplastics in marine sediments by thermally decomposing polymers and measuring characteristic degradation products, validated across sediment cores from the Adriatic Sea and a Norwegian fjord. This technique provides a reproducible, instrument-accessible approach for characterizing long-term plastic accumulation buried in seafloor sediments.

Plastic waste is of increasing concern in the aquatic environment. A large portion of this plastic waste is produced onshore and reaches the marine environment, which is considered the main sink of plastic debris. Floating plastic particles accumulate in pelagic...

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