20.500.12556/DiRROS-19461 Microplastic contamination in protected areas of the Gulf of Venice We investigated the concentration and composition of plastics in 7 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) from the Gulf of Venice (northern Adriatic Sea). A total of 42 sediment samples were analyzed from 21 sites from 2017 to 2018. All sites except one were found to be polluted by plastics, with density ranging between 2250 and 28.4 items kg−1. Microplastics ranged from 100 to 61.6% of the collected plastics. Fragments were more represented than filaments. The greatest plastic concentrations were generally recorded in western SACs. Identification through FT-IR spectroscopy evidenced the presence of 8 polymer types: in western SACS, the majority were low-density polymers (PE, PP, PS, and TPU), while in eastern SACs they were high-density polymers (PET, nylon, and PVC). In addition to the role of large rivers (all on the western side of the Gulf) in conveying plastics into the sea, a possible role of the cyclonic water circulation of the northern Adriatic Sea on distribution and composition of plastics along the Gulf coasts is likely. microplastics special areas of conservation polymer composition Gulf of Venice FT-IR spectroscopy true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Neznano 2024-07-18 03:51:04 2024-07-19 11:20:09 2024-07-20 04:03:00 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 Soavtorji: Marco Scoponi, Andrea A. Sfriso, Cristina Munari, Marta Curiotto, Adriano Sfriso, Martina Orlando-Bonaca & Lovrenc Lipej; Št. članka: 379; str. 1-9 no. 9 Vol. 232 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2021-09-07 502.3/.7:620.1/.2:535 0049-6979 10.1007/s11270-021-05323-9 76075267 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11270-021-05323-9 1 70f840fc-4497-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=26862 RAZ_Mistri_Michele_2021.pdf RAZ_Mistri_Michele_2021.pdf 1 9D83C70781052FF285F55EA98498D572 378e264749527f02dfeab94e01f9c19ea9250cd55a5981e829facb499acb09af bf40d8ac-459f-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=26987 Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo 0 0 0