The comparative study by Raman spectroscopy of the plastic tide in the three ports of the Mediterranean Sea.

ABSTRACT: This paper summarizes the field studies on marine microplastics (MPs) carried out in the autumn season in four various localisations within three ports chosen at the Mediterranean Sea near the French Riviera and the West Coast of Italy (within the Ligurian Sea). It considers the transport problem and the fate of the MPs introduced to the sea by analysing beach debris found on the shore after the stormy weather. Monitored ports included Saint-Tropez, Portoferraio and Porto Ercole, in which two different places were monitored. The aim is to approach the plastic tide phenomena by concentrating on a selected fraction of all MPs presented on the seashore. The final identification of debris was performed using Raman spectroscopy, providing a high-resolution signal. The PE, PP and PS contents wer

SUBMITTER: Dabrowska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10746617 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature