Preliminary Assessment of Microplastic Accumulation in Wild Mediterranean Species

Manuela Piccardo; Serena Felline; Antonio Terlizzi

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71279-6_16

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Preliminary Assessment of Microplastic Accumulation in Wild Mediterranean Species

Springer water 2017 6 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.

Manuela Piccardo, Serena Felline, Antonio Terlizzi

Summary

Wild Mediterranean marine species show measurable microplastic accumulation, reflecting the basin's disproportionately high contamination relative to global averages. These findings highlight the ecological risk microplastics pose to Mediterranean biodiversity and the seafood consumed by millions of people.

Because of their abundance, persistence, and ubiquity, microplastics (MPs) represent a serious environmental risk, recognized even by the European Union which calls for further investigation. The Mediterranean basin seems to be highly affected by microplastic...

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