Microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea: sources, pollution intensity, sea health, and regulatory policies
S Sharma, V Sharma, S Chatterjee - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microplastic pollution is one of the emerging threats across the globe and is becoming a
topic of intense study for environmental researchers. At present, almost all of the world's …
topic of intense study for environmental researchers. At present, almost all of the world's …
Microplastic's story
C Schmid, L Cozzarini, E Zambello - Marine pollution bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
The problem of microplastic pollution is now the order of the day in front of everyone's eyes
affecting the environment and the health of leaving creature. This work aims to retrace the …
affecting the environment and the health of leaving creature. This work aims to retrace the …
[LIVRE][B] Microplastic pollutants
CB Crawford, B Quinn - 2016 - research-portal.uws.ac.uk
Introducing the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment, this
timely full-color illustrated multidisciplinary book is dedicated exclusively to the subject of …
timely full-color illustrated multidisciplinary book is dedicated exclusively to the subject of …
Microplastic ingestion by Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 fish and its potential for causing oxidative stress
A total of 417 striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus, were analyzed to study microplastic
ingestion and livers of fish were assessed to study effects of microplastics. Nearly one third …
ingestion and livers of fish were assessed to study effects of microplastics. Nearly one third …
Microplastic accumulation in commercial fish from the Adriatic Sea
We assessed the presence and concentration of microplastics in fishes from the Northern
Adriatic Sea on sale for human consumption. Microplastics were extracted from the digestive …
Adriatic Sea on sale for human consumption. Microplastics were extracted from the digestive …
[HTML][HTML] Breaking the paradigm: Marine sediments hold two-fold microplastics than sea surface waters and are dominated by fibers
We conducted one of the first studies to integrate the quantification and characterization of
microplastics (MPs), including fibers, in different habitats (sea surface, seafloor and beach …
microplastics (MPs), including fibers, in different habitats (sea surface, seafloor and beach …
When microplastic is not plastic: the ingestion of artificial cellulose fibers by macrofauna living in seagrass macrophytodetritus
Dead leaves of the Neptune grass, Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, in the Mediterranean
coastal zone, are colonized by an abundant “detritivorous” invertebrate community that is …
coastal zone, are colonized by an abundant “detritivorous” invertebrate community that is …
Characterization of microplastic litter in the gastrointestinal tract of Solea solea from the Adriatic Sea
Micro-plastic particles in the world's oceans represent a serious threat to both human health
and marine ecosystems. Once released into the aquatic environment plastic litter is broken …
and marine ecosystems. Once released into the aquatic environment plastic litter is broken …
Marine litter on Mediterranean shores: analysis of composition, spatial distribution and sources in north-western Adriatic beaches
C Munari, C Corbau, U Simeoni, M Mistri - Waste management, 2016 - Elsevier
Marine litter is one descriptor in the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). This
study provides the first account of an MSFD indicator (Trends in the amount of litter …
study provides the first account of an MSFD indicator (Trends in the amount of litter …
Marine litter on the beaches of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas: An assessment of their abundance, composition and sources
The abundance, composition and sources of marine litter were determined on beaches
located in the seven countries of the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion, namely Albania, Bosnia …
located in the seven countries of the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion, namely Albania, Bosnia …