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Plastic litter in sediments from the coasts of south Tuscany (Tyrrhenian Sea)
Marine Pollution Bulletin2017
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Paolo Fastelli,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti
Cristiana Guerranti
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti
Cristiana Guerranti
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Susanna Cannas,
Monia Renzi,
Paolo Fastelli,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Susanna Cannas,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Susanna Cannas,
Paolo Fastelli,
Paolo Fastelli,
Cristiana Guerranti
Cristiana Guerranti
Cristiana Guerranti
Cristiana Guerranti
Susanna Cannas,
Paolo Fastelli,
Paolo Fastelli,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Paolo Fastelli,
Paolo Fastelli,
Cristiana Guerranti
Cristiana Guerranti
Cristiana Guerranti
Paolo Fastelli,
Paolo Fastelli,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Paolo Fastelli,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Paolo Fastelli,
Cristiana Guerranti
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Susanna Cannas,
Susanna Cannas,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti
Cristiana Guerranti
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Monia Renzi,
Monia Renzi,
Cristiana Guerranti,
Cristiana Guerranti
Summary
Plastic litter (macro, meso, and micro sizes) was found in sediments along a large stretch of the Tyrrhenian Sea coast of southern Tuscany, Italy, with microplastics dominating. The study provides baseline data for a region with significant coastal development and tourism.
Study Type
Environmental
This study estimated the total loads of plastic litter (macro-meso- and micro-plastics) in sediments from a wide stretch of marine and coastal environment of Tyrrhenian Sea. The prevailing category of debris was microplastic. The results obtained, in terms of average amount of microplastic per kilogram of dry sediment, are in agreement with data reported by various Authors internationally. The study area resulted to be uniform for plastic items levels. Particularly evident was the influence of a flood, occurred in November 2012 in Talamone, on sediments collected at the harbour of this locality: in this area, a difference in levels and quality of plastic debris, attributable to periods before and after the flood, was observed in sediments. In addition to focusing on the effect of this phenomenon, this study gives an important overview, for what concerns the presence of plastic litter, of a significant naturalistic area.