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000150722 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/environments12010004
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000150722 037__ $$aART-2024-142714
000150722 041__ $$aeng
000150722 100__ $$aBrunetti, Luana S.
000150722 245__ $$aExamining Microplastics Along the Calabrian Coastline: Analysis of Key Characteristics and Metal Contamination
000150722 260__ $$c2024
000150722 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000150722 5203_ $$aPlastic pollution is a major concern today. Microplastics (MPs), due to their small size, can enter the food chain and cause serious harm to living organisms. The Mediterranean Sea is the sixth largest accumulation area for plastic waste, including MPs, worldwide. In this study, we analyzed the distribution, shape, color, size, and polymer composition of MPs (having dimensions between 330 µm and 5 mm), collected from the water surface in six areas along the Calabrian coast, Italy. A prevalence of polyethylene was detected, with higher concentrations of MPs found in the Gioia Tauro and Cetraro areas. Additionally, heavy metals were identified within the MPs, suggesting that these particles could act as environmental carriers of such elements into the food chain.
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000150722 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
000150722 592__ $$a0.831$$b2024
000150722 593__ $$aEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics$$c2024$$dQ1
000150722 593__ $$aEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)$$c2024$$dQ1
000150722 593__ $$aRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment$$c2024$$dQ2
000150722 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
000150722 700__ $$aPiersante, Costanza
000150722 700__ $$aLa Russa, Mauro F.
000150722 700__ $$aCellini, Emilio
000150722 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-5382-0561$$aBolea, Eduardo$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000150722 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-4169-0357$$aLaborda, Francisco$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000150722 700__ $$aRuffolo, Silvestro A.
000150722 7102_ $$12009$$2750$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Química Analítica$$cÁrea Química Analítica
000150722 773__ $$g12, 1 (2024), 4 [18 pp.]$$pEnvironments$$tENVIRONMENTS$$x2076-3298
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