We can't find the internet
Attempting to reconnect
Something went wrong!
Hang in there while we get back on track
Microplastic samplings and inverse trajectory recognition in the Mediterranean Sea
AI summary Read the abstract
Using data from a 2015 Mediterranean microplastic sampling campaign alongside ocean circulation analysis, this study applied inverse trajectory modeling to estimate the likely sources and accumulation zones of microplastic pollution across nine Italian coastal locations.
In this work data of the Goletta Verde microplastic sampling campaign conducted, in 2015, in the Mediterranean Sea are presented together with the marine circulation analysis of the same domain. Both surface and 15m-depth sampling are realized in nine different Italian locations. A detailed analysis of wind stress, surface and subsurface velocity fields is conducted, on a smaller domain comprising two critical sampling locations, to estimate possible pollutant pathways. Inverse trajectories technique is used to evaluate feasible microplastic sources and accumulation zones.
More Papers Like This
Modeling the Pathways and Accumulation Patterns of Micro- and Macro-Plastics in the Mediterranean
AI summary Read the abstract
A basin-scale hydrodynamic model tracked plastic debris pathways in the Mediterranean Sea, showing that coastal currents concentrate plastics in the northwestern basin and that both riverine inputs and sea-based sources contribute substantially to the distribution hotspots observed at the surface.
Microplastics in the Mediterranean: Variability From Observations and Model Analysis
AI summary Read the abstract
Researchers combined field sampling across four Mediterranean coastal areas with hydrodynamic and particle drift modeling to characterize microplastic abundance, size, and polymer type variability, finding that wastewater and river inputs drive spatial patterns of surface MP distribution.
Microlitter occurrence, distribution, and summertime transport trajectories in the coastal waters of the north-eastern Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy)
AI summary Read the abstract
Researchers assessed microlitter abundance and distribution in surface and subsurface waters of the northern Tyrrhenian Sea coast of Italy, using particle tracking to model summertime transport trajectories and identify the main pathways for microlitter dispersion in coastal zones.
From source to sink: part 1—characterization and Lagrangian tracking of riverine microplastics in the Mediterranean Basin
AI summary Read the abstract
Researchers characterized riverine microplastics from source to coastal sink, using Lagrangian tracking to trace the transport of particles from inland rivers to coastal deposition zones and identifying key retention points in the system.
Inferring microplastics origins in the Mediterranean Sea by coupling modelling and in-situ measurements
AI summary Read the abstract
Researchers combined Lagrangian particle-tracking modelling with in-situ manta-net trawls north of the Balearic Islands and along the Balearic Front in autumn 2019 to infer the origins of Mediterranean microplastics. They found that the area north of Mallorca acts as a temporary three-month retention zone for microplastics originating from the Northern Current and Gulf of Lion, while retention along the Balearic Front was less clear due to frontal dynamics and strong northerly winds.
Research digests by email
When a large batch of papers lands in the Atlas, we read through it and send a short write-up of what stood out.