title: Plastic litter in aquatic environments of Maremma Regional Park (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy): Contribution by the Ombrone river and levels in marine sediments.
abstract: During two surveys in 2015 and 2016, sediments samples were collected along the Ombrone river (Maremma Regional Park, province of Grosseto, Italy), in particular at its mouth and in the marine area in front of it, in order to quantify, identify and categorize plastic items (macro, meso and micro-plastics and colour, material etc.) and evaluate their potential sources. The Albegna and Osa rivers were identified as external areas of comparison. The results of the analysis showed different situations, especially as regards fluvial inputs, in addition to evidencing local provisions of plastic material derived from agricultural activities. The microplastics values per kg of sediment and the prevailing type of items found largely varied between the investigated sites (45-1069items/kg dry sample).
authors.affiliation: Bioscience Research Center, Via Aurelia Vecchia 32, 58015 Orbetello (GR), Italy. Electronic address: cristiana.guerranti@bsrc.it.
authors.forename: Cristiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guerranti
authors.affiliation: Bioscience Research Center, Via Aurelia Vecchia 32, 58015 Orbetello (GR), Italy.
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cannas
authors.affiliation: University of Florence, Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", Via della Lastruccia 3, 50100 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
authors.forename: Costanza
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scopetani
authors.affiliation: Bioscience Research Center, Via Aurelia Vecchia 32, 58015 Orbetello (GR), Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fastelli
authors.affiliation: University of Florence, Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", Via della Lastruccia 3, 50100 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cincinelli
authors.affiliation: Bioscience Research Center, Via Aurelia Vecchia 32, 58015 Orbetello (GR), Italy.
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Renzi
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments; D007558:Italy; D010969:Plastics; D045483:Rivers; D014866:Waste Products; D014876:Water Pollution
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D014866:Waste Products
keywords: Albegna river; Human-impact; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Microplastics; Osa river; Transitional environment