Chapter Chemical composition of microplastics floating on the Mediterranean Sea surface

• Autor principal: Kedzierski, Mikaël (auth)
• Otros Autores: Palazot, Maialen (auth), Soccalingame, Lata (auth), Falcou-Préfol, Mathilde (auth), Gorsky, Gabriel (auth), Galgani, François (auth), Bruzaud, Stéphane (auth), Pedrotti, Maria Luiza (auth)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: Florence Firenze University Press 2022
• Colección: Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
• Materias: The environment; Microplastics; Mediterranean Sea; FTIR; Chemical composition; Poly(ethylene)
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Sumario

Main objective of this study was to describe chemical composition of MP collected in surface waters of Mediterranean Sea. Samples were collected by manta net during Tara Mediterranean expedition (June-Nov.2014). Our results pointed to certain homogeneity at Mediterranean Sea scale. Main polymers collected were polyethylene (PE) (67.3±2.4%), polypropylene (20.8±2.1%), polystyrene (3.0±0.9%). Still, discrepancies, confirmed by literature, were observed at mesoscale level. Thus, in North Tyrrhenian Sea, proportion of PE was significantly lower than average value of Mediterranean Sea (57.9±10.5%).

Descripción Física

1 electronic resource (10 p.)

ISBN

979-12-215-0030-1.44
9791221500301

Acceso

Open Access