As a first contribute to assess the effect of the collection device and the sampling site on the plastisphere distribution and metabolism, in May 2021,microplastics(MPs)were collected at two coastal Tyrrhenian stations (Gulfof Naplesand Castelsardo)at 0 m (using Niskin bottles and Manta net) andin the first 16 m of the water column(0-16 m) using a WP2 Plankton net. A significantly higher abundance of MPs were collected by the Niskin bottle, including alsoparticles<100 μm. Conversely, microbial community showed the highest activity rates in samples collected with theManta net. Significant differences in the abundance and metabolic properties of plastic-associated bacteria underlined that the collection device, rather than the samplingsite, affects the plastisphere assemblage.
INTERAZIONI FRA MICROPLASTICHE E BATTERI IN DUE SITI DEL MAR TIRRENO: LA CAMPAGNA SEA PLASTICS 2021
G. CARUSO
;F. CORAMI;M. AZZARO;M. PAPALE;A. LO GIUDICE;G. CORNO;
2024
Abstract
As a first contribute to assess the effect of the collection device and the sampling site on the plastisphere distribution and metabolism, in May 2021,microplastics(MPs)were collected at two coastal Tyrrhenian stations (Gulfof Naplesand Castelsardo)at 0 m (using Niskin bottles and Manta net) andin the first 16 m of the water column(0-16 m) using a WP2 Plankton net. A significantly higher abundance of MPs were collected by the Niskin bottle, including alsoparticles<100 μm. Conversely, microbial community showed the highest activity rates in samples collected with theManta net. Significant differences in the abundance and metabolic properties of plastic-associated bacteria underlined that the collection device, rather than the samplingsite, affects the plastisphere assemblage.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
