Mediterranean microplastic contamination: Israel's coastline contributions.
Biofilm formation
Heavy metals
Israel
Mediterranean Sea
Microplastic
Physicochemical characteristics
Journal
Marine pollution bulletin
ISSN: 1879-3363
Titre abrégé: Mar Pollut Bull
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0260231
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Historique:
received:
22
06
2022
revised:
11
08
2022
accepted:
21
08
2022
pubmed:
4
9
2022
medline:
28
9
2022
entrez:
3
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study provides an analysis of the current state of microplastic (MP) contamination along the Mediterranean coastline of Israel. Six strategic sites were monitored in this study - each representing a unique coastal environment. We conclude that Tel Aviv and Hadera, both located near stream estuaries, were highly contaminated (18,777 particles/m
Identifiants
pubmed: 36057156
pii: S0025-326X(22)00762-7
doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114080
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Microplastics
0
Plastics
0
Polyethylenes
0
Polypropylenes
0
Water Pollutants, Chemical
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
114080Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.