CNR-ISMAR
MAELSTROM: Microplastics Assessment in Surface Water, Mussel Farm 2022 (Pre-cleaning Survey)
As part of the European MAELSTROM project, microplastic monitoring was carried out to assess the impact of marine cleaning operations. The study focused on two representative sites: Sacca Fisola, within the Venice Lagoon, characterised by high maritime traffic, and Mussel Farm, a coastal area near Cavallino-Jesolo, a former mussel farm.
Both sites were monitored every six months and divided into before and after cleaning activities performed by the Seabed Robotic Cleaning Platform (autumn 2022 and spring 2023 for the Sacca Fisola site and spring 2023 for the Mussel Farm site). This innovative robotic system has been designed to remove macro-litter from the seabed.
Among the matrices analysed, particular attention was paid to the water column to investigate whether macrolitter removal also influenced the presence of microplastics (MPs).
The main objective was to assess any changes in the concentration of secondary MPs, which are particularly abundant in the marine environment, as a result of the clean-up operations.
This approach represents an innovative contribution to understanding the interactions between macrolitter and MPs and to improving marine pollution mitigation strategies.
Base
- Data (Creazione)
- 2022-02-23
- Identificatore
- http://libeccio.bo.ismar.cnr.it:8080/geonetwork/maelstrom/eng/catalog.search#/metadraf/aa52596d-586b-4c2e-bb5c-48022ab6c04a
- Crediti
- © MAELSTROM - Smart technology for MArinE Litter SusTainable RemOval and Management funded by the European Union, Programme H2020-EU.3.2.5.1. Grant agreement No 101000832. https://doi.org/10.3030/101000832
- Status
- In corso
- Frequenza di aggiornamento
- Secondo necessità
- Tema
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- maelstrom
- microplastics
- marine litter
- water surface
- venice costal area
- mussel farm
- aquaculture
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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- Sea regions
- Human health and safety
- Habitats and biotopes
- Parole chiave
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- Sample type
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- Individual sample
- Collection method
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- Manual
- Limitazione d’uso
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MAELSTROM data policy: https://zenodo.org/records/15030538
MAELSTROM data access request form: https://zenodo.org/records/15030591
- Vincoli di accesso
- Altri vincoli
- Altri vincoli
- Available on request
Vincoli sulla risorsa
- Vincoli di fruibilità
- Licenza
- Altri vincoli
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
- Classificazione
- Non riservato
Risoluzione spaziale
- Lingua dei metadati
- English
- Tema
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- Ambiente
- Salute
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- Formato di distribuzione
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File Excel
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.xlsx
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File Excel
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.xlsx
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- Livello
- Dataset non geografici
- Altro
- Physical sample
Conformità
- Data (Revisione)
- 2020-10-09
- Spiegazione
- Validated in Geonetwork according to the ISO19115 rules (24/24)
- Pass
- Yes
- Genealogia del dato – Processo di produzione
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The data were collected by CNR-ISMAR Venice as part of the European MAELSTROM project.
The Mussel Farm site, located along the Cavallino-Jesolo coast, is an area dedicated to aquaculture and represents a key coastal ecosystem for monitoring microplastic contamination.
During the pre-cleaning phase, sampling was conducted exclusively in February 2022. Microplastic sampling and analysis in water followed the protocol described by Vianello et al. (2018) and the standard methodology proposed by the Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare (MATTM). These protocols ensure a standardized approach to the collection, processing, and analysis of samples, minimizing the risk of contamination and guaranteeing reliable and comparable results.
- Identificatore del file di metadati
- aa52596d-586b-4c2e-bb5c-48022ab6c04a XML
- Lingua dei metadati
- English
- Set dei caratteri dei metadati
- UTF8
- Livello gerarchico
- Dataset non geografici
- Nome del livello gerarchico
- Physical sample
- Data dei metadati
- 2025-03-15T10:08:44
- Nome dello Standard dei metadati
- ISO 19115:2003/19139
- Versione dello Standard dei metadati
- 1.0
