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Plastitar in the Mediterranean Sea: New records and the first geochemical characterization of these novel formations.
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Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
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Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Francesco Saliu,
Francesco Saliu,
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Francesco Saliu,
Francesco Saliu,
Salud Deudero,
Francesco Saliu,
Francesco Saliu,
Francesco Saliu,
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Salud Deudero,
Giuseppe Suaria
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Giuseppe Suaria
Francesco Saliu,
Francesco Saliu,
Francesco Saliu,
Montserrat Compa,
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Francesco Saliu,
Marina Lasagni,
Daniele Grech,
Giuseppe Suaria
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Montserrat Compa,
Giuseppe Suaria
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Alessandro Becchi,
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Salud Deudero,
Montserrat Compa,
Salud Deudero,
Giuseppe Suaria
Alessandro Becchi,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Alessandro Becchi,
Alessandro Becchi,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Salud Deudero,
Francesco Saliu,
Montserrat Compa,
Salud Deudero,
Francesco Saliu,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Francesco Saliu,
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Salud Deudero,
Montserrat Compa,
Salud Deudero,
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Francesco Saliu,
Salud Deudero,
Giuseppe Suaria
Marina Lasagni,
Montserrat Compa,
Marina Lasagni,
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Salud Deudero,
Arianna Liconti,
Salud Deudero,
Marina Lasagni,
Salud Deudero,
Montserrat Compa,
Arianna Liconti,
Marina Lasagni,
Marina Lasagni,
Salud Deudero,
Montserrat Compa,
Giuseppe Suaria
Marina Lasagni,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Giuseppe Suaria
Salud Deudero,
Alessandro Becchi,
Giuseppe Suaria
Francesco Saliu,
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Marina Lasagni,
Elena Collina,
Elena Collina,
Marina Lasagni,
Salud Deudero,
Francesco Saliu,
Salud Deudero,
Marina Lasagni,
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Marina Lasagni,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Marina Lasagni,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Montserrat Compa,
Alessandro Becchi,
Alessandro Becchi,
Francesco Saliu,
Marina Lasagni,
Marina Lasagni,
Marina Lasagni,
Marina Lasagni,
Montserrat Compa,
Marina Lasagni,
Marina Lasagni,
Montserrat Compa,
Marina Lasagni,
Marina Lasagni,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Giuseppe Suaria
Francesco Saliu,
Francesco Saliu,
Alessandro Becchi,
Arianna Liconti,
Francesco Saliu,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Marina Lasagni,
Marina Lasagni,
Marina Lasagni,
Salud Deudero,
Elena Collina,
Salud Deudero,
Montserrat Compa,
Francesco Saliu,
Marina Lasagni,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Enzo Suma,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Montserrat Compa,
Salud Deudero,
Francesco Saliu,
Marina Lasagni,
Marina Lasagni,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Daniele Grech,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Francesco Saliu,
Francesco Saliu,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Marina Lasagni,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Salud Deudero,
Marina Lasagni,
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Salud Deudero,
Giuseppe Suaria
Giuseppe Suaria
Summary
This study reports the widespread occurrence of 'plastitar' — a novel formation of plastic debris fused with petroleum tar — along Mediterranean coastlines, following its initial description from the Canary Islands. The authors found hundreds of plastic particles per kilogram of tar surveyed and characterized the geochemistry of these formations, representing a new type of plastic pollution in coastal environments.
A new geological formation consisting of plastic debris admixed to petroleum oil residue, termed "plastitar", has been recently described in the Canary Islands. Here, we report its widespread occurrence across the Mediterranean coast and new insights into its biogeochemical composition. Specifically, we found marked differences in the diagenetic stable indicator profiles, suggesting a heterogeneous seeps provenance. Moreover, the 801 plastic particles found in the 1372 g of tar surveyed, with a maximum concentration of 2.0 items/g, showed interesting patterns in the tar mat, with nurdles predominantly layered in the external of the tar mat and lines in the inner core. Overall, the collected observation suggests that tar entraps plastics through a stepwise process and is a sink for them.