Microplastic samplings and inverse trajectory recognition in the Mediterranean Sea
2018
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Marco Matiddi,
Agnese Pini,
Agnese Pini,
Marco Matiddi,
Agnese Pini,
Agnese Pini,
Agnese Pini,
Paolo Tomassetti,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Andrea Camedda
Andrea Camedda
Andrea Camedda
Paolo Monti,
Paolo Monti,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Paolo Monti,
G. Andrea de Lucia,
G. Andrea de Lucia,
Giovanni Leuzzi,
Paolo Tomassetti,
Paolo Tomassetti,
Andrea Camedda
Giovanni Leuzzi,
Giovanni Leuzzi,
Giovanni Leuzzi,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Chiara Lattanzi,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Paolo Tomassetti,
Andrea Camedda
Chiara Lattanzi,
Andrea Camedda
Giovanni Leuzzi,
Andrea Camedda
Paolo Tomassetti,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Paolo Monti,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Marco Matiddi,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
G. Andrea de Lucia,
G. Andrea de Lucia,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Andrea Camedda
Summary
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.