Author : Mikaël Kedzierski,Maialen Palazot,Lata Soccalingame,Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,Gabriel Gorsky,François Galgani,Stéphane Bruzaud,Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Publisher : Unknown
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Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9791221500301
Chapter Chemical composition of microplastics floating on the Mediterranean Sea surface by Mikaël Kedzierski,Maialen Palazot,Lata Soccalingame,Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,Gabriel Gorsky,François Galgani,Stéphane Bruzaud,Maria Luiza Pedrotti Pdf
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%).