This study aims to evaluate the presence of marine litter in relation to the main human activities and during some different meteorological conditions. Five surveys were performed along Boccasette spit to collect the stranded items, in order to assess the density of debris and the beach cleanliness. The main litter macro-category is represented by artificial polymer materials (96%), while the others macro-categories represent the 4% of collected items. The main sources of the marine litter have been attributed to improper waste disposal and fishing/aquaculture activities.
University of Ferrara, Italy
University of Ferrara, Italy
University of Ferrara, Italy
University of Ferrara, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-4954-8697
University of Ferrara, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-9210-9745
Chapter Title
Marine litter surveys on Boccasette beach (Rovigo, Italy)
Authors
Joana Buoninsegni, Elisabetta Olivo, Maria Grazia Paletta, Carmela Vaccaro, Corinne Corbau
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.14
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Publication Year
2022
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Book Title
Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”
Book Subtitle
Livorno (Italy) 14th-16th June 2022
Editors
Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0030-1
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0031-8
Series Title
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
Series ISSN
2975-0423
Series E-ISSN
2975-0288