Microplastics Detected in Sediments and Rocks Substrate of Marine Areas with Ghost Nets
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Method
2.1. Sampling
2.2. Rock Substrate Fragmentation and Sieving
2.3. Sand Sediment Lyophilization and Sieving
2.4. Extraction
2.5. Identification
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Abundance, Shape and Size of Microplastics
3.2. Polymer Types of Microplastics
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sampling Station (Rock Number) | Samples Type | Geographical Coordinates | Depth |
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1 (control) | 2 Sediment/ 2 Rock substrate | 38.031065°N, 14.098783°E | 19 m |
2 | 4 Sediment/ 4 Rock substrate | 38.031065°N, 14.098783°E | 23 m |
3 | 4 Sediment/ 4 Rock substrate | 38.031065°N, 14.098783°E | 24 m |
4 | 4 Sediment/ 4 Rock substrate | 38.031065°N, 14.098783°E | 24 m |
5 (control) | 2 Sediment/ 2 Rock substrate | 38.031065°N, 14.098783°E | 26 m |
6 | 4 Sediment/ 4 Rock substrate | 38.031065°N, 14.098783°E | 28 m |
7 (control) | 2 Sediment/ 2 Rock substrate | 38.031065°N, 14.098783°E | 28 m |
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Vitale, D.; Spinelli, A.; Picó, Y. Microplastics Detected in Sediments and Rocks Substrate of Marine Areas with Ghost Nets. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11, 750. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11040750
Vitale D, Spinelli A, Picó Y. Microplastics Detected in Sediments and Rocks Substrate of Marine Areas with Ghost Nets. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2023; 11(4):750. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11040750
Chicago/Turabian StyleVitale, Dyana, Andrea Spinelli, and Yolanda Picó. 2023. "Microplastics Detected in Sediments and Rocks Substrate of Marine Areas with Ghost Nets" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11, no. 4: 750. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11040750