Plastic litter in sediments from the Croatian marine protected area of the natural park of Telaščica bay (Adriatic Sea). Issue 1 (15th January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Blašković, Andrea; Fastelli, Paolo; Čižmek, Hrvoje; Guerranti, Cristiana; Renzi, Monia
• Is Part Of: Marine pollution bulletin. Volume 114:Issue 1(2017:Jan.)
• Page Start: 583
• Page End: 586
• Publication Date: 2017-01-15
• Subjects: Microplastics -- Mesoplastics -- Macroplastics -- Marine litter -- Marine Strategy Framework Directive -- Marine Protected Area; Marine pollution -- Periodicals; Marine Biology -- Periodicals; Water Pollution -- Periodicals; Mer -- Pollution -- Périodiques; Publications périodiques; Pollution des mers; Lutte antipollution; Electronic journals; 363.7394
• DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-326X

Abstract

Abstract: This paper reports baseline levels of litter (macro, meso and microplastics) in sediments collected from different areas of the Croatian MPA of the Natural Park of Telaščica bay (Adriatic Sea, GSA n. 17). The distribution of total abundance according to size, for all analysed locations evidences that microplastics are the dominant fraction concerning item's numbers. In all analysed samples no macroplastics were found, while microplastics are 88.71% and mesoplastics are 11.29% of the total. Highlights: Levels and patterns of plastic litters in a Marine Protected Area in North Adriatic Microplastics resulted the principal litter group in sediments. Macroplastic items never detected. Sediments grain sizes and plastic presence/pattern not correlated.