Temporal changes of plastic litter and associated encrusting biota: Evidence from Central Italy (Mediterranean Sea)

Cesarini, Giulia; Secco, Silvia; Battisti, Corrado; Questino, Beatrice; Marcello, Leonardo; Scalici, Massimiliano

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113890

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“…For example, Poeta et al ( 2022) reported a higher proportion of cotton buds, accounting for 42.3% of the 52,824 beach litter items, compared to the numbers found in our study. Similarly, higher values for the frequency of cotton buds have been observed in previous studies conducted on Mediterranean coasts (Fortibuoni et al, 2021;Cesarini et al, 2022).…”

Section: Current State Of Cotton Bud Pollution In Coastal Areassupporting

confidence: 79%

“…One of the most commonly encountered plastic litter in marine litter studies is cotton buds (Poeta et al, 2016;Williams et al, 2017;Bruge et al, 2018;Fortibuoni et al, 2021;Cesarini et al, 2022). Similarly, coastal studies have been conducted to detect many plastic products that can be a source of microplastics, including bottles (Poeta et al, 2014), single-use plastics (Schnurr et al, 2018), plastic bags (Sobhani et al, 2020), fishing nets (Montarsolo et al, 2018;, and other pollutants (Dunlop et al, 2020;Schmid et al, 2021).…”

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Cotton buds: The new villain of the marine litter story in the coastal lagoon

Akarsu

2023

Ocean Coast. Res.

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Plastic bags, bottles, packing tapes, and fishing lines are at the forefront of the discussion on plastic pollution in the oceans. However, scientific interest on the role of cotton buds in such context is rapidly increasing, as these objects continue to be widely used and discarded improperly. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the abundance and fate of cotton buds as a case study in the Küçükçekmece Lagoon. At two sampling stations, the pebbly beach and the rocky beach, a total of 854 cotton buds were found over the course of six months with an average value of 71.16 litters m -2 per month. The similarity of months of occurrence in summer and autumn was statistically significant. However, in November and December, when meteorological conditions were more severe, significant similarity was observed. Furthermore, the results of the potential environmental hazard, risk assessment, and carbonyl index were used to provide answers to the main problems of cotton bud pollution. Consequently, the hazard level was classified as either III or IV and the risk level was determined unfriendly. In total, 44.5% of the samples had a high level of oxidation. EDX analysis also confirmed that the biofilm influenced the accumulation of metals on the plastic surface. Overall, the results have addressed the issues that should be considered in improving the management strategies for plastics, which can be implemented to reduce the environmental impact of plastics and achieved the main objective of raising awareness on the accumulation of plastic waste generated by anthropogenic activities in coastal areas.

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Section: Current State Of Cotton Bud Pollution In Coastal Areassupporting

confidence: 79%

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Cotton buds: The new villain of the marine litter story in the coastal lagoon

Akarsu

2023

Ocean Coast. Res.

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“…Among taxonomic groups, bryozoans and barnacles were the most species-rich and the most abundant as previously reported in several studies (e.g. Rech et al, 2018aRech et al, , 2021Shabani et al, 2019;Al Khayat et al, 2021;Cesarini et al, 2022;Mghili et al, 2022;Póvoa et al, 2022;Subías-Baratau et al, 2022;Brandler and Carlton, 2023). Indeed, bryozoans are known to be diverse, ubiquitous and common on a wide range of natural and artificial substrates at all latitudes and depths (Ramalho et al, 2011;Bock and Gordon, 2013;Souto et al, 2016;Almeida et al, 2017;Figuerola et al, 2017Figuerola et al, , 2018Figuerola et al, , 2019Rosso et al, 2018).…”

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Increasing Risk of Invasions by Organisms on Marine Debris in the Southeast Coast of India

Gunasekaran¹,

Mghili

Martino

et al. 2023

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“…Furthermore, when comparing set of mollusk assemblages from different sites it is plausible to obtain finegrained information also at β-turnovers and γdiversity levels. Several authors have suggested 2 that thanatocoenoses in marine intertidal habitats are sufficiently representative of local/seascape biodiversity to use in rapid, comparative assessments at different temporal and spatial scales, with implication for monitoring and conservation activities (Warwick and Light 2002, Kidwell 2007, Battisti and Cerfolli 2016, Cesarini et al 2022.…”

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Marine mollusk thanatocoenoses along the coasts of the San Pietro Island (South-Western Sardinia): a first reasoning on species composition and biodiversity

Battisti¹,

Cerfolli²

2023

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We conducted a study on the taxonomic composition and diversity of thanatocoenoses of marine mollusks sampled at five sites on a circum-Sardinian island (San Pietro Island, South-Western Sardinia). The aim was to measure the differences in terms of biodiversity by analyzing shells >2 mm. We collected 71 taxa (level of diversity γ) at five different sites. Four species represented more than half of the sample: Bittium reticulatum, Glans trapezia, Lucinella divaricata and Truncatella subcylindrica. We observed a high difference in the number of taxa (level of diversity α) between sites (range: 18-41; after normalization using the Margalef index: 9.45-15.84). The turnover of β-diversity between low-energy sites was lower than that among high-wave energy sites; low-energy wave sites located near shallow and extensive Posidonia oceanica beds showed the highest values of diversity metrics. Climatic factors related to wave energy (exposure to prevailing West winds) and the presence of Posidonia oceanica beds could explain the diversity patterns. Although our diversity analysis conducted across mollusk thanatocoenoses may show some methodological weaknesses (the storage and accumulation time of the shells; the uncertainty regarding the taxonomy based exclusively on shells and the relative importance of the living populations in front of the sampling sites), we suggest that this "proxy" approach could allow for a rapid first assessment of the conservation status of coastal and marine ecosystems (i.e. Posidonion oceanicae habitat) when sampling time is short and there are several areas to explore.

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Temporal changes of plastic litter and associated encrusting biota: Evidence from Central Italy (Mediterranean Sea)

Cited by 20 publications

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Cotton buds: The new villain of the marine litter story in the coastal lagoon

Cotton buds: The new villain of the marine litter story in the coastal lagoon

Increasing Risk of Invasions by Organisms on Marine Debris in the Southeast Coast of India

Marine mollusk thanatocoenoses along the coasts of the San Pietro Island (South-Western Sardinia): a first reasoning on species composition and biodiversity

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