Preliminary Investigation of Microlitter Pollution in Low-Energy Hydrodynamic Basins Using Sabella spallanzanii (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) Tubes

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作者：

Daniele Piazzolla

Valentina Cafaro

Emanuele Mancini

Sergio Scanu

Simone Bonamano

Marco Marcelli

机构：

[1] Fondazione CMCC–Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici,Laboratory of Experimental Oceanology and Marine Ecology, DEB

[2] Tuscia University,undefined

[3] Consorzio Universitario Per La Ricerca Socioeconomica E Per L’Ambiente,undefined

[4] CURSA,undefined

来源：

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology | 2020年 / 104卷

关键词：

Marine litter; Flushing time; Harbor basins; Pollution;

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摘要：

Harbor basins are strategically important and heavily impacted water bodies according to the water framework directive. Due to constant traffic, variety of activities, and low-energy hydrodynamics, these areas can have high degrees of water pollution. This study reports the results of the preliminary investigation of anthropogenic microlitter (AM) pollution in a semi-enclosed basin (Civitavecchia harbor; northern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) using the tubes built by the polychaete Sabella spallanzanii. The visual inspection showed AM particles within the tube structure as a result of its building process. The total average AM abundance was 20.8 ± 3.7 AM g−1. AM abundances and flushing time as the hydrodynamic parameter of water renewal highlight the homogeneity of the sampling area. The suitability of S. spallanzanii tubes as a potential tool to investigate the AM pollution level in sheltered and polluted environments is highlighted.

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页码：345 / 350

页数：5