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Microplastic Contamination of Supraglacial Debris Differs Among Glaciers with Different Anthropic Pressures by Arianna Crosta; Beatrice De Felice; Diego Antonioli; Riccardo Chiarcos; Elena Perin; Marco Aldo Ortenzi; Stefano Gazzotti; Roberto Sergio Azzoni; Davide Fugazza; Valentina Gianotti; Michele Laus; Guglielmina Diolaiuti; Francesca Pittino; Andrea Franzetti; Roberto Ambrosini; Marco Parolini is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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Microplastic (MP) contamination is ubiquitous and widespread in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, including remote areas. However, information on the presence and distribution of MPs in high-mountain ecosystems, including glaciers, is still limited. The present study aimed at investigating presence, spatial distribution, and patterns of contamination of MPs on three glaciers of the Ortles-Cevedale massif (Central Alps, Northern Italy) with different anthropic pressures, i.e., the Forni, Cedec and Ebenferner-Vedretta Piana glaciers. Samples of supraglacial debris were randomly collected from the glaciers and MPs were isolated. The mean amount (±SE) of MPs measured in debris from Forni, Cedec and Ebenferner-Vedretta Piana glaciers was 0.033 ± 0.007, 0.025 ± 0.009, and 0.265 ± 0.027 MPs g−1 dry weight, respectively. The level and pattern of MP contamination from the Ebenferner-Vedretta Piana glacier were significantly different from those of the other glaciers. No significant spatial gradient in MP distribution along the ablation areas of the glaciers was observed, suggesting that MPs do not accumulate toward the glacier snout. Our results confirmed that local contamination can repr
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- Author
- Arianna Crosta; Beatrice De Felice; Diego Antonioli; Riccardo Chiarcos; Elena Perin; Marco Aldo Ortenzi; Stefano Gazzotti; Roberto Sergio Azzoni; Davide Fugazza; Valentina Gianotti; Michele Laus; Guglielmina Diolaiuti; Francesca Pittino; Andrea Franzetti; Roberto Ambrosini; Marco Parolini
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)