Proceedings of the International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea (Springer Water)

This book focuses on different aspects of microplastic pollution, offering authors and readers the opportunity to share their knowledge, identify issues and propose solutions and actions to face this environmental threat. Although plastic pollution is a well-known global problem, the recent discovery of microplastics and nanoplastics in seas and oceans represents a very alarming new environmental challenge. The book offers comprehensive insights into the origins of the problem, its impact on marine environments, particularly the Mediterranean Sea and coasts, and the current research trends aimed at finding technical solutions to mitigate the phenomenon. It is primarily intended for scientists and decision makers from industry, international, national and local institutions and NGOs Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Sub-Basin Scale Heterogeneity in the Polymeric Composition of Floating Microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea (Giuseppe Suaria, Carlo Giacomo Avio, Francesco Regoli, Stefano Aliani)....Pages 1-7 Floating Microplastics in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Temporal and Spatial Heterogeneities (Mel Constant, Philippe Kerherve, Jennifer Sola, Anna Sanchez-Vidal, Miquel Canals, Serge Heussner)....Pages 9-15 Microplastic Abundance and Polymer Types in a Mediterranean Environment (Nikoletta Digka, Catherine Tsangaris, Helen Kaberi, Argyro Adamopoulou, Christina Zeri)....Pages 17-24 TARA Mediterranean Expedition: Assessing the Impact of Microplastics on Mediterranean Ecosystem (Maria Luiza Pedrotti, Maria Grazia Mazzocchi, Fabien Lombard, François Galgani, Marie Emmanuelle Kerros, Maryvonne Henry et al.)....Pages 25-29 Statistical Methodology for Identifying Microplastic Samples Collected During TARA Mediterranean Campaign (Mathilde Falcou-Préfol, Mikaël Kedzierski, Jonathan Villain, Marie Emmanuelle Kerros, Amanda Elineau, Maria Luiza Pedrotti et al.)....Pages 31-35 Toward 3D Modeling the Plastic Marine Debris in the Mediterranean (Giovanni Coppini, Svitlana Liubartseva, Rita Lecci, Sergio Cretì, Giorgia Verri, Emanuela Clementi et al.)....Pages 37-45 Assessment of Microplastics Marine Pollution from an Environmental NGO’s Point of View: The First Study About the Widespread Presence of Plastic Pellets Along the Italian Coast (Stefania Di Vito, Giorgio Zampetti, Maria Sighicelli, Serena Carpentieri, Loris Pietrelli)....Pages 47-52 Microplastics from Wastewater Treatment Plants—Preliminary Data (Ricardo Gouveia, Joana Antunes, Paula Sobral, Leonor Amaral)....Pages 53-57 Challenging the Microplastic Extraction from Sandy Sediments (Mikaël Kedzierski, Véronique Le Tilly, Patrick Bourseau, Hervé Bellegou, Guy César, Olivier Sire et al.)....Pages 59-65 Are Our Synthetic Fabrics Released into the Marine Environment? Evidences on Microplastics Pollution in Wastewater Coming from Our Laundry (Raquel Villalba, Àngels Rovira, Laura Gelabert)....Pages 67-72 Analytical Approach for the Detection of Micro-sized Fibers from Textile Laundry (Jasmin Haap, Edith Classen)....Pages 73-79 Study on Microplastics Release from Fishing Nets (Alessio Montarsolo, Raffaella Mossotti, Alessia Patrucco, Marina Zoccola, Rosalinda Caringella, Pier Davide Pozzo et al.)....Pages 81-88 A Research on Microplastic Presence in Outdoor Air (Meral Yurtsever, Ahmet Tunahan Kaya, Senem Çiftçi Bayraktar)....Pages 89-97 Commonly Used Disposable Plastic Bags as a Source of Microplastic in Environment (Meral Yurtsever, Ulaş Yurtsever)....Pages 99-106 From Coral Triangle to Trash Triangle—How the Hot spot of Global Marine Biodiversity Is Threatened by Plastic Waste (Markus T. Lasut, Miriam Weber, Fransisco Pangalila, Natalie D. C. Rumampuk, Joice R. T. S. L. Rimper, Veibe Warouw et al.)....Pages 107-113 Preliminary Assessment of Microplastic Accumulation in Wild Mediterranean Species (Manuela Piccardo, Serena Felline, Antonio Terlizzi)....Pages 115-120 Zooplankton and Plastic Additives—Insights into the Chemical Pollution of the Low-Trophic Level of the Mediterranean Marine Food Web (Natascha Schmidt, Javier Castro-Jiménez, Vincent Fauvelle, Richard Sempéré)....Pages 121-129 Microplastics in Juvenile Commercial Fish from an Estuarine Environment (Filipa Bessa, Pablo Barría, João M. Neto, João P. G. L. Frias, Vanessa Otero, Paula Sobral et al.)....Pages 131-135 Plastic Soles: Microplastic Litter in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Solea solea from the Adriatic Sea (Giulio Pellini, Alessio Gomiero, Tomaso Fortibuoni, Gianna Fabi, Fabio Grati, Anna Nora Tassetti et al.)....Pages 137-149 Size-Selective Feeding by Mesopelagic Fish Can Impact Ocean Surface Abundance of Small Plastic Particles (John van den Hoff, Cecilia Eriksson, Harry Burton, Martin Schultz)....Pages 151-157 Dynamics in Microplastic Ingestion During the Past Six Decades in Herbivorous Fish on the Mediterranean Israeli Coast (Noam van der Hal, Erez Yeruham, Dror L. Angel)....Pages 159-165 Nanoplastic Impact on Human Health—A 3D Intestinal Model to Study the Interaction with Nanoplastic Particles (Roman Lehner, Alke Petri-Fink, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser)....Pages 167-170 Imitating the Weathering of Microplastics in the Marine Environment (Kathrin Oelschlägel, Jenny Pfeiffer, Annegret Potthoff)....Pages 171-179 Microbial Degradation of HDPE Secondary Microplastics: Preliminary Results (Panagiota Tsiota, Katerina Karkanorachaki, Evdokia Syranidou, Martina Franchini, Nicolas Kalogerakis)....Pages 181-188 Assessing Marine Biodegradability of Plastic—Towards an Environmentally Relevant International Standard Test Scheme (Miriam Weber, Dorothée Makarow, Boris Unger, Nike Mortier, Bruno De Wilde, Miriam van Eekert et al.)....Pages 189-193 Marine Fate of Biodegradable Plastic—Substitution Potential and Ecological Impacts (Christian Lott, Andreas Eich, Nora-Charlotte Pauli, Tobias Mildenberger, Christian Laforsch, Jana S. Petermann et al.)....Pages 195-197 Biodegradable Poly(Butylene Succinate)-Based Composites for Food Packaging (Salvatore Mallardo, Valentina De Vito, Mario Malinconico, Maria Grazia Volpe, Gabriella Santagata, Maria Laura Di Lorenzo)....Pages 199-204 Degradation of Biodegradable Plastic Buried in Sand (Mariacristina Cocca, Francesca De Falco, Gennaro Gentile, Roberto Avolio, Maria Emanuela Errico, Emilia Di Pace et al.)....Pages 205-209 Non-conventional Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Alginates from Sargassum Seaweed: From Coastal Waste to a Novel Polysaccharide Source (Gabriella Santagata, Giorgio Grillo, Barbara Immirzi, Silvia Tabasso, Giancarlo Cravotto, Mario Malinconico)....Pages 211-217 Eco-Sustainable Finishing Treatment of Polyamide Fabrics to Reduce the Release of Microplastics During Washing Processes (Francesca De Falco, Maria Pia Gullo, Gennaro Gentile, Roberto Avolio, Maria Emanuela Errico, Emilia Di Pace et al.)....Pages 219-222 Mitigation of the Impact Caused by Microfibers Released During Washings by Implementing New Chitosan Finishing Treatments (Raffaella Mossotti, Alessio Montarsolo, Alessia Patrucco, Marina Zoccola, Rosalinda Caringella, Pier Davide Pozzo et al.)....Pages 223-229 MWCNT/Polyaniline Nanocomposites Used for pH Nanosensors of Marine Waters (Anita Grozdanov, Aleksandar Petrovski, Perica Paunovik, Aleksandar T. Dimitrov, Maurizio Avella)....Pages 231-238 Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Wastewater Using Bio- and Nanosorbents (Anita Grozdanov, Katerina Atkovska, Kiril Lisickov, Gordana Ruseska, Aleksandar T. Dimitrov)....Pages 239-244 Banning Microplastics in Cosmetic Products in Europe: Legal Challenges (Esther Kentin)....Pages 245-250