Assessing chemical contamination in the coastal waters of the Adriatic Sea using active mussel biomonitoring with Mytilus galloprovincialis
| Autor: | Andreja Ramšak, Milena Mitrić, Giulia Romanelli, Zoran Kljajić, Tarik Kupusović, François Galgani, M. O. Angelidis, Oliver Bajt, Algi Ҫullaj, Bruno Andral, Alfonso Scarpato, Vesna Milun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Mediterranean sea Metals Heavy Biomonitoring Hydrocarbons Chlorinated Mediterranean Sea Animals Seawater Pesticides Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Mytilus biology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Organochlorine pesticide Mussel Pesticide Contamination biology.organism_classification Pollution Polychlorinated Biphenyls chemistry mussel chemical contamination biomonitoring Adriatic Sea Mytiad Endrin Environmental science Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Marine pollution bulletin. 141 |
| ISSN: | 1879-3363 |
| Popis: | The MYTIAD project focused on the assessment of chemical contamination (metals, PAHs, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides) in the Adriatic coastal waters by active mussel watching. Its purpose was harmonising and standardising strategies and methodologies used to assess the contamination status of the Adriatic Sea, in the framework of the WFD, the MSFD and UNEP/MAP Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme. Data on metals pointed out some hotspots along the eastern and western Adriatic Sea coasts, with the highest values of total PAH concentration detected in Split, Trieste, and Taranto (Ionian Sea). PCB and endrin contamination was higher in the Adriatic Sea than in the western Mediterranean Sea. This is the first comprehensive overview of contamination in the Adriatic Sea with critical comparisons of related studies over the Mediterranean Sea. It provides a useful harmonised dataset to support a coordinated definition of baselines, targets and thresholds, and further management of chemical contamination. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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