To investigate plastic pollution in rivers, the Tara schooner collected samples from 9 of the main European rivers from May to November 2019. The objectives of the present study are the quantification of the microplastic (MP) contamination and the identification of the chemical nature of microplastics. Thus, extraction methods and automated computer processing for polymer characterization were developed. The three main polymers found were polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS). These results must be compared to the results from other rivers to draw a consistent pattern.
Bretagne Sud University, France
Bretagne Sud University, France
Bretagne Sud University, France
Bretagne Sud University, France
Bretagne Sud University, France
Titolo del capitolo
Extraction and characterization methods for microplastics from estuarine and coastal samplings – Example of the 2019 TARA expedition
Autori
Lata Soccalingame, Marie Notheaux, Maialen Palazot, Mikaël Kedzierski, Stéphane Bruzaud
Lingua
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.52
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”
Sottotitolo del libro
Livorno (Italy) 14th-16th June 2022
Curatori
Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2022
Copyright
© 2022 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
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Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0030-1
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0031-8
Collana
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
e-ISSN della collana
2975-0288