The role of a spring river as a source of 137Cs in a lagoon environment: the case of the Stella river (Marano lagoon, Northern Adriatic Sea)

1997 ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Belli ◽  
E. Colizza ◽  
G.P. Fanzutti ◽  
F. Finocchiaro ◽  
R. Melis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Lagoon Environment

The Role of a Tidal Flat–Saltmarsh System as a Source–Sink of Mercury in a Contaminated Coastal Lagoon Environment (Northern Adriatic Sea)

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-267
Author(s):  
Elisa Petranich ◽  
Luca Terribili ◽  
Alessandro Acquavita ◽  
Elena Pavoni ◽  
Leonardo Langone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Lagoon ◽  
Tidal Flat ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Source Sink ◽  
Lagoon Environment

scholarly journals Microplastic Contamination in Protected Areas of the Gulf of Venice

2021 ◽  
Vol 232 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Mistri ◽  
Marco Scoponi ◽  
Andrea A. Sfriso ◽  
Cristina Munari ◽  
Marta Curiotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ir Spectroscopy ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Sediment Samples ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Western Side ◽  
Ft Ir Spectroscopy

AbstractWe investigated the concentration and composition of plastics in 7 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) from the Gulf of Venice (northern Adriatic Sea). A total of 42 sediment samples were analyzed from 21 sites from 2017 to 2018. All sites except one were found to be polluted by plastics, with density ranging between 2250 and 28.4 items kg−1. Microplastics ranged from 100 to 61.6% of the collected plastics. Fragments were more represented than filaments. The greatest plastic concentrations were generally recorded in western SACs. Identification through FT-IR spectroscopy evidenced the presence of 8 polymer types: in western SACS, the majority were low-density polymers (PE, PP, PS, and TPU), while in eastern SACs they were high-density polymers (PET, nylon, and PVC). In addition to the role of large rivers (all on the western side of the Gulf) in conveying plastics into the sea, a possible role of the cyclonic water circulation of the northern Adriatic Sea on distribution and composition of plastics along the Gulf coasts is likely.

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