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Floating plastics in Adriatic waters (Mediterranean Sea): From the macro- to the micro-scale
Marine Pollution Bulletin2018
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Argyro Adamopoulou,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Christina Zeri,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Christina Zeri,
Christina Zeri,
Christina Zeri,
Jasna Šiljić,
Andreja Palatinus,
Andreja Palatinus,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Jasna Šiljić,
Andreja Palatinus,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Andrej Kržan,
Andreja Palatinus,
Andreja Palatinus,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Christina Zeri,
Christina Zeri,
Pero Tutman,
Pero Tutman,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Andrej Kržan,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Pero Tutman,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Christina Zeri,
Christina Zeri,
Andreja Palatinus,
Andreja Palatinus,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Christina Zeri,
Pero Tutman,
Cristina Mazziotti,
Christina Zeri,
Andrej Kržan,
Pero Tutman,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Thomais Vlachogianni,
Andreja Palatinus,
Tomaso Fortibuoni,
Tomaso Fortibuoni,
Dubravka Bojanić Varezić,
Dubravka Bojanić Varezić,
Dubravka Bojanić Varezić,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andreja Palatinus,
Monika Peterlin,
Andrej Kržan,
Monika Peterlin,
Dubravka Bojanić Varezić,
Christina Zeri,
Andrej Kržan,
Christina Zeri,
Andrej Kržan,
Monika Peterlin,
Tomaso Fortibuoni,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Monika Peterlin,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Monika Peterlin,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Monika Peterlin,
Cristina Mazziotti,
Andrej Kržan,
Andreja Palatinus,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Andreja Palatinus,
Christina Zeri,
Tomaso Fortibuoni,
Tomaso Fortibuoni,
Jasna Šiljić,
Dubravka Bojanić Varezić,
Monika Peterlin,
Milica Mandić,
Christina Zeri,
Jasna Šiljić,
Monika Peterlin,
Andrej Kržan,
Christina Zeri,
Christina Zeri,
Andrej Kržan,
Christina Zeri,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andreja Palatinus,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andreja Palatinus,
Francesca Ronchi
Jasna Šiljić,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Andrej Kržan,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Milica Mandić,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Tomaso Fortibuoni,
Andrej Kržan,
Cristina Mazziotti,
Christina Zeri,
Christina Zeri,
Andrej Kržan,
Christina Zeri,
Tomaso Fortibuoni,
Cristina Mazziotti,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Andreja Palatinus,
Christina Zeri,
Argyro Adamopoulou,
Andreja Palatinus,
Andreja Palatinus,
Monika Peterlin,
Andreja Palatinus,
Andreja Palatinus,
Andreja Palatinus,
Monika Peterlin,
Monika Peterlin,
Manca Kovač Viršek,
Pero Tutman,
Pero Tutman,
Pero Tutman,
Francesca Ronchi
Mosor Prvan,
Mosor Prvan,
Milica Mandić,
Francesca Ronchi
Jasna Šiljić,
Jasna Šiljić,
Pero Tutman,
Thomais Vlachogianni,
Christina Zeri,
Tomaso Fortibuoni,
Francesca Ronchi
Summary
Researchers quantified macro- and microplastics across the Adriatic Sea from populated gulfs and river outlets to offshore waters in five countries, finding widespread plastic contamination including small-sized fragments and demonstrating that small vessels enable detection of plastic size fractions missed by standard surveys.
Macro- and microplastics abundances were determined in the Adriatic Sea following the MSFD TG10 protocol. The studied areas included populated gulfs, river outlets and offshore waters in five Adriatic countries. The use of small ships enabled us to detect small sized plastics (2.5-5 cm) and record average macroplastics densities of 251 ± 601 items km, one order of magnitude higher than previously considered. Results from manta net tows for microplastics revealed an average abundance of 315,009 ± 568,578 items km (217 ± 575 g km). We found significantly higher microplastics abundances in nearshore (≤4 km) than in offshore waters (>4 km) and this trend seems to affect also the small sized macro plastic fragments (2.5-5 cm). The dominant polymers were polyethylene and polypropylene while the presence of some rare polymers and waxes used in food and dentistry indicated waste water treatment plants as potential sources of microplastics.