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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

Microplastics in marine biota of North Aegean Sea: Summarizing and comparing preliminary findings

Marmara D., Vogiatzis G., Christofidis C., Stamelos A., (Corresponding) Krasakopoulou E.

Topic:

Microplastics in the marine environment

Rising scientific literature and legislation measures have highlighted the concern on plastic pollution and the issue of microplastics. In the context of this study, 3 marine species of commercial interest (bogues, Mediterranean mussels, blue crabs) were examined, concerning microplastics’ presence...Read more

Keywords:

microplastics, Aegean Sea, marine biota

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00401

Conference:

CEST2021

Paper ID:

cest2021_00401

Tackling single-use plastic items in the Mediterranean

(Corresponding) Xirou H., Sherrington C., Bapasola A.

Topic:

Microplastics in the marine environment

Overall, plastics are estimated to account for around 95% of the waste in the open sea, on the seabed and on beaches across the Mediterranean. In the Mediterranean, it is estimated an annual plastic leakage of 229,000 tonnes, made up of 94% macroplastics and 6% microplastics [1]. The scope of this...Read more

Keywords:

Single-Use Plastics, Marine Littering, Deposit-Refund System, recycling, microplastics

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00519

Conference:

CEST2021

Paper ID:

cest2021_00519