A comprehensive study of the spatial and temporal distribution of the microplastics pollution qualitative and quantitative composition in the recreational areas of the Sevastopol region with varying degrees of anthropogenic load
Journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Year: 2022

For the first time for the Black Sea region in recreation zones (RZ) a comprehensive monitoring of microplastics pollution (MP) was carried out, including a study of the spatial and temporal distribution of microplastic (MPs) qualitative and quantitative parameters in beach and bottom sediments, as well as in the surface water layer of adjacent water areas. Monitoring was carried out in the period 2018-2021 quarterly in calm weather and after storm episodes in five popular RZ of the Sevastopol r