Chapter Environmental investigations in the Gulf of Pozzuoli (Naples) in relation to PAHs contamination

• Autor Principal: Esposito, Mauro (auth)
• Outros autores: Della Rotonda, Maurizio (auth), Sbarra, Ciro (auth), Stefanelli, Maria (auth), Aquila, Maria Grazia (auth), Anastasio, Aniello (auth), Sarnelli, Paolo (auth), Gallo, Pasquale (auth), Cotroneo, Yuri (auth), Fortunato, Laura (auth), Montella, Raffaele (auth), De Maio, Lucio (auth)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Idioma: inglés
• Publicado: Florence Firenze University Press 2022
• Series: Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques 1
• Subjects: The environment; PAHs; Mussel; Sediment; Environmental pollution
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Summary

The Gulf of Pozzuoli (GoP) is a marginal sub-basin of Tyrrhenian Sea, characterized by a strong anthropogenic impact, due to high population density and intense commercial and tourist traffic. Historically, the GoP is dedicated to the farming of bivalve mollusks which are constantly subject to chemical and microbiological monitoring to protect the health of consumers. In the winter season, high levels of PAHs were found in mussels from the Lucrino area. This study reports the environmental analyses and the activities carried out in order to investigate the levels and sources of contamination by PAHs.

Descrición Física

1 electronic resource (10 p.)

ISBN

979-12-215-0030-1.42
9791221500301

Acceso

Open Access