Microplastics and Associated Microorganisms in the Sea Sediment of the Sentina Regional Natural Reserve (Central Adriatic Sea, Italy)

Affiliations

Angela Piersanti: School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cell Biology and Biotechnology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy
Anna-Rita Attili: School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cell Biology and Biotechnology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy
Monika Mortimer: Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Signe Vahur: Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
Francesco Alessandro Palermo: School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cell Biology and Biotechnology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy
Paolo Cocci: School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cell Biology and Biotechnology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy
Cristina Miceli: School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cell Biology and Biotechnology, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy

Abstract

(1) Background: The large dispersion of microplastics (MPs) in the marine environment has effects on the health of living organisms [...]