Microplastics in Marine Environment
A special issue of Microplastics (ISSN 2673-8929).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 36677
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sediments; coastal geomorphology; coastal processes; GIS and remote sensing; marine litter; microplastics; coastal sciences; coastal and marine policies
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Interests: marine geology; sedimentology; geophysics; geomorphology; marine pollution; marine litter
Interests: mineralogy; microplastic; sediments; clay; isotope geochemistry; environment; earth sciences; food science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine litter is often defined as any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material, which has been discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment, and which can be classified according to material type. Plastic items are generally the main constituent due to the high production and versatility of plastics; moreover, plastics are fairly resistant to biodegradation and are therefore largely broken down in the environment by abiotic and biotic factors. This fragmentation generates secondary microplastics that are of special concern regarding the environment, as well as animal and human health, mainly due to their small size.
The lack of technologies/procedures equipped to efficiently determine the quantitative and qualitative aspects of microplastics in the marine environment is a problem that could be engaged with via the following approaches:
- characterization of micro- and macroplastic sources in marine and coastal area, including biota;
- development of dedicated transport/diffusion mathematical models for the microparticles;
- development of innovative instrumentation relying on optical analysis for in situ detection of microplastics;
- tuning and validation of the innovative technologies with standard laboratory analyses;
- identification of alarm thresholds of microplastic concentration;
- definition of procedures to generate early warnings to fishing farms to reduce health risks.
Therefore, the present Special Issue aims to cover two main aspects, as follows:
- the characterization of micro- and macroplastic (MP) sources in marine and coastal areas, including biota;
- the development of innovative technologies and approaches for tackling plastic marine litter, including monitoring, modelling and alert systems.
Dr. Corinne Corbau
Dr. Elisabetta Olivo
Dr. Carmela Vaccaro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine litter
- microplastic
- sediment–water–biota monitoring and analysis
- new technology
- health impacts
- awareness
- recycling
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