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Environmental investigations in the Gulf of Pozzuoli (Naples) in relation to PAHs contamination

  • Mauro Esposito
  • Maurizio Della Rotonda
  • Ciro Sbarra
  • Maria Stefanelli
  • Maria Grazia Aquila
  • Aniello Anastasio
  • Paolo Sarnelli
  • Pasquale Gallo
  • Yuri Cotroneo
  • Laura Fortunato
  • Raffaele Montella
  • Lucio De Maio

The Gulf of Pozzuoli (GoP) is a marginal sub-basin of Tyrrhenian Sea, characterized by a strong anthropogenic impact, due to high population density and intense commercial and tourist traffic. Historically, the GoP is dedicated to the farming of bivalve mollusks which are constantly subject to chemical and microbiological monitoring to protect the health of consumers. In the winter season, high levels of PAHs were found in mussels from the Lucrino area. This study reports the environmental analyses and the activities carried out in order to investigate the levels and sources of contamination by PAHs.

  • Keywords:
  • PAHs,
  • Mussel,
  • Sediment,
  • Environmental pollution,
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Mauro Esposito

IZSM, Italy

Maurizio Della Rotonda

Regione Campania, Italy

Ciro Sbarra

ASL NA2 Nord, Italy

Maria Stefanelli

ASL NA2 Nord, Italy

Maria Grazia Aquila

ARPA Campania, Italy

Aniello Anastasio

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Paolo Sarnelli

Regione Campania, Italy

Pasquale Gallo

IZSM, Italy

Yuri Cotroneo

University of Naples Parthenope, Italy

Laura Fortunato

University of Naples Parthenope, Italy

Raffaele Montella

University of Naples Parthenope, Italy

Lucio De Maio

ARPA Campania, Italy

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Chapter Title

Environmental investigations in the Gulf of Pozzuoli (Naples) in relation to PAHs contamination

Authors

Mauro Esposito, Maurizio Della Rotonda, Ciro Sbarra, Maria Stefanelli, Maria Grazia Aquila, Aniello Anastasio, Paolo Sarnelli, Pasquale Gallo, Yuri Cotroneo, Laura Fortunato, Raffaele Montella, Lucio De Maio

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10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.42

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Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”

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Livorno (Italy) 14th-16th June 2022

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Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci

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Firenze University Press

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Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques

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2975-0288

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