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Characterization of microplastics from sea turtles ("Caretta caretta") stranded along the northern Adriatic Sea

Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) 2018
Cinzia Centelleghe, Carlo Giacomo Avio, Immacolata Pirone, Francesco Regoli, Lucia Pittura, Luca Bargelloni, Tomaso Paternello, Massimo Milan, Sandro Mazzariol, Giorgia Corazzola, Stefania Gorbi

Summary

Researchers documented marine debris composition and abundance at South Sulawesi coastal sites in Indonesia, conducting beach and nearshore surveys. Plastic fragments and packaging dominated the debris stream, reflecting inadequate solid waste infrastructure and high riverine plastic inputs from inland populations.

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