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Review

Microplastics in Mediterranean Coastal Countries: A Recent Overview

by
Georgios Fytianos
1,2,*,
Efthimia Ioannidou
1,
Anna Thysiadou
1,3,
Athanasios C. Mitropoulos
1 and
George Z. Kyzas
1,*
1
Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, 65404 Kavala, Greece
2
Department of Food Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, 57400 Sindos, Thessaloniki, Greece
3
Kavala Port Authority S.A., 65403 Kavala, Greece
*
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J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(1), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010098
Submission received: 28 December 2020 / Revised: 11 January 2021 / Accepted: 15 January 2021 / Published: 18 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Microplastics Pollution)
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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present information gathered from studies regarding the current status and challenges of microplastics (MPs) in Mediterranean coastal counties. MPs are considered emerging pollutants, and their effect on fish and on the final consumer through the trophic food chain are of great concern. Studies from almost all of the Mediterranean coastal countries are gathered and discussed. The source of MPs, as well as their transfer and accumulation are reviewed. In addition, the laboratory techniques for sampling, analysis and characterization of MPs are presented. Moreover, the current regulations for MPs restrictions in Europe will be discussed. Finally, the authors present the current challenges on the topic and provide recommendations for future work.
Keywords: microplastics; review; Mediterranean; marine; characterization microplastics; review; Mediterranean; marine; characterization

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Fytianos, G.; Ioannidou, E.; Thysiadou, A.; Mitropoulos, A.C.; Kyzas, G.Z. Microplastics in Mediterranean Coastal Countries: A Recent Overview. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010098

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Fytianos G, Ioannidou E, Thysiadou A, Mitropoulos AC, Kyzas GZ. Microplastics in Mediterranean Coastal Countries: A Recent Overview. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021; 9(1):98. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010098

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Fytianos, Georgios, Efthimia Ioannidou, Anna Thysiadou, Athanasios C. Mitropoulos, and George Z. Kyzas. 2021. "Microplastics in Mediterranean Coastal Countries: A Recent Overview" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, no. 1: 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010098

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Fytianos, G., Ioannidou, E., Thysiadou, A., Mitropoulos, A. C., & Kyzas, G. Z. (2021). Microplastics in Mediterranean Coastal Countries: A Recent Overview. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(1), 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010098

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