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MICROPLASTICS POLLUTION MONITORING IN BOTTOM SEDIMENTS OF THE SEVASTOPOL REGION RECREATION ZONES
КОНТРОЛЬ МИКРОПЛАСТИКОВОГО ЗАГРЯЗНЕНИЯ ДОННЫХ ОТЛОЖЕНИЙ РЕКРЕАЦИОННЫХ ЗОН СЕВАСТОПОЛЬСКОГО РЕГИОНА

E.N. Sibirtsova, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, A.V. Temnykh, M.I. Silakov, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS
2021 Monitoring systems of environment  

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A study of the concentration of microplastic pollution (MP) in the bottom sediments of the water areas adjoining recreation zones (RZ) of the Sevastopol region in 2018 - 2020 was carried out. An increase in MP was registered practically in all areas, the average values of MP concentration were 13.4 items•kg-1 dry weight. As for the shape of microplastics (MPs) particles, the maximum share was made up by frag-ments (50-83%), fibers were also numerous (33%). A significant increase in the
more » ... tion of MP on the 0-20 m section of the underwater coastal slope from the water edge was recorded in zones with an open water area and presence of a cliff. The revealed level of MP is comparable to that in the Mediterra-nean, Caspian, Baltic Seas, but an order of magnitude lower than in other regions of the World Ocean.
doi:10.33075/2220-5861-2021-4-91-101 fatcat:4fywgrr43fdtfay6go2qx7htyu
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E.N. Sibirtsova, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, A.V. Temnykh, M.I. Silakov, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS. "MICROPLASTICS POLLUTION MONITORING IN BOTTOM SEDIMENTS OF THE SEVASTOPOL REGION RECREATION ZONES." Monitoring systems of environment (2021) 91-101