Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of Italian Subalpine Lakes
| Autor: | Lucia Coscia, Loris Pietrelli, Francesca Lecce, Valentina Iannilli, Mauro Falconieri, Stefania Di Vito, Maria Sighicelli, Simone Nuglio, Giorgio Zampetti |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Falconieri, M., Iannilli, V., Lecce, F., Pietrelli, L., Sighicelli, M. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pollution
Microplastics 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Microplastic pollution Freshwater ecosystem Subalpine lakes Plastic debris 010501 environmental sciences Toxicology 01 natural sciences Rivers Abundance (ecology) Subalpine lake Transect 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Waste Products General Medicine Debris Lakes Oceanography Italy Polyethylene Polystyrenes Environmental science Montane ecology Environmental Pollution Plastics Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.008&partnerID=40&md5=015aca6555c9593430d395fc86ccd0c1 |
| Popis: | Plastic debris incidence in marine environment was already highlighted in the early 1970s. Over the last decade, microplastic pollution in the environment has received increasing attention and is now an emerging research area. Many studies have focused on quantifying microplastic abundance in the marine environment, while there are relatively few data on microplastic occurrence in freshwater environment. Recent studies have reported high concentrations of microplastics in lakes and rivers, although the understanding of several factors influencing source, transport and fate is still limited. This study compares different lakes and the common factors, which could influence the occurrence and distribution of microplastics. The three subalpine lakes monitored include Lake Maggiore, Iseo and Garda. The selected sampling transects reflect the hydrologic conditions, the morphometric characteristics of these lakes, and other factors influencing the release of plastics debris in lakes. Particles of microplastics ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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