Plastic litter in sediments from the Croatian marine protected area of the natural park of Telaščica bay (Adriatic Sea)

This paper reports baseline levels of litter (macro, meso and microplastics) in sediments collected from different areas of the Croatian MPA of the Natural Park of Telaščica bay (Adriatic Sea, GSA n. 17). The distribution of total abundance according to size, for all analysed locations evidences tha...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2017-01, Vol.114 (1), p.583-586
Main Authors: Blašković, Andrea, Fastelli, Paolo, Čižmek, Hrvoje, Guerranti, Cristiana, Renzi, Monia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bays - chemistry
Croatia
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
Macroplastics
Marine
Marine litter
Marine Protected Area
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Mesoplastics
Microplastics
Oceans and Seas
Parks, Recreational
Plastics - analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
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Summary:This paper reports baseline levels of litter (macro, meso and microplastics) in sediments collected from different areas of the Croatian MPA of the Natural Park of Telaščica bay (Adriatic Sea, GSA n. 17). The distribution of total abundance according to size, for all analysed locations evidences that microplastics are the dominant fraction concerning item's numbers. In all analysed samples no macroplastics were found, while microplastics are 88.71% and mesoplastics are 11.29% of the total. •Levels and patterns of plastic litters in a Marine Protected Area in North Adriatic•Microplastics resulted the principal litter group in sediments.•Macroplastic items never detected.•Sediments grain sizes and plastic presence/pattern not correlated.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.018