S2. The global challenge of plastic pollution: causes, impacts and solutions

Conveners and Chairpersons: Nicoletta Mancin (Università di Pavia), Maya Musa (Università di Pavia), Giuseppe Suaria (CNR- Lerici), Stefania Lisco (Università di Bari), Angela Rizzo (Università di Bari)

 

 

ORAL SESSIONS

Wednesday 4 September 2024 [17.30-19.30]

Aula D

2-1     17.30 - 18.00
[KEYNOTE] Pierdomenico M.*, Casalbore D., Morgana S., Ridente D. & Chiocci F.L. : Source-to-sink propagation of marine plastic and accumulation in seafloor sediments: the role of sedimentary gravity flows

2-2     18.00 - 18.15
Monnanni A.*, Rimondi V., Morelli G., Nannoni A., Sforzi L., Martellini T., Cincinelli A., Chelazzi D., Laurati M., Lattanzi P. & Costagliola P. : Microplastics characterisation in shallow waters of the Arno River (Central Italy) and its discharge into the Mediterranean Sea: the main impacting role of the smallest size particles

2-3     18.15 - 18.30
Lo Bue G.*, Musa M., Lisco S., Marchini A., Riccardi M.P. & Mancin N. : Microplastic dynamics in the littoral reefs created by Sabellariid Polychaetes in the Southern Adriatic Sea

2-4     18.30 - 18.45
Merlino S.*, Locritani M., Morigi C., Gerard N., Bianucci M., Muccini F., Lombardi C., Bronco S., Ricci L., De Monte C., Granata U. & Cucco A. : Plastic accumulation on a marine protected area: the case study of the Giannutri Island in Tuscan Archipelago

2-5     18.45 - 19.00
Pellegrini C.*, Saliu F., Bosman A., Sammartino I., Raguso C., Mercorella A., Galvez D., Petrizzo A., Madricardo F., Lasagni M., Clemenza M., Trincardi F. & Rovere M. : Hotspots of microplastic accumulation at the land-sea transition and their spatial heterogeneity: the Po river prodelta (Adriatic Sea)

2-6     19.00 - 19.15
Sozio A.*, Rizzo A., Aucelli P.P.C., Anfuso G., Barracane G., Dimuccio L., La Salandra M., Scarrica V.M., Staiano A., Tarantino M.P. & Scicchitano G. : Multidisciplinary approaches for the analysis of Beach Litter distribution in coastal environments

2-7     19.15 - 19.30
Canovi C.*, Siligardi C. & Cedillo-González E.I. : Investigation of the efficiency of several TiO2 microstructures for the photocatalytic degradation of nanoplastics


POSTER SESSION

Wednesday 4 September 2024

Poster Area

2-8     Booth 1
Birarda G., Bonanni V., Buosi C.*, Caridi F., Casu M.A., Costanzi E., De Giudici G., Gianoncelli A., Longo E., Marras P.A., Medas D., Meneghini C., Onnis P., Pili S., Pivetta T., Sabbatini A., Tromba G., Vaccari L. & Zizic M. : Response of benthic foraminifera to plastic pollution

2-9     Booth 2
Buoninsegni J.*, Tessari U., Marrocchino E. & Vaccaro C. : Integration of microplastic gravimetric separation protocol considering sediment texture and composition

2-10     Booth 3
Croce A.*, Bertolotti M., Roveta A., Ugo F., Bertolina C., Farotto M., Bellis D., Quaglia M., Carratta L. & Maconi A. : Identification of microplastics in human tissues and fluids: a pilot study

2-11     Booth 4
Festa R.M.*, Lo Bue G., Musa M., Marchini A., Riccardi M.P. & Mancin N. : Extraction of microplastics from marine environmental matrices: density separation protocol validation

2-12     Booth 5
Fracchiolla T.*, Veneziano F., de Luca A., D’Abbicco V., Trani R., Moretti M. & Lisco S. : Evaluation of microplastics in coastal and marine sediments of the Ionian Sea (Southern Italy)

2-13     Booth 6
Lo Bue G.*, Musa M., Kaestner A., Di Martino D., Busi M., Shakoorioskooie M., Riccardi M.P. & Mancin N. : Imaging of microplastics in bio-engineered marine substrates: a neutron tomography approach

2-14     Booth 7
Rizzo A.*, Barracane G., Bonifazi G., Capobianco G., Cucuzza P., Gorga E., Mele D., Scardino G., De Santis V., Lapietra I., La Salandra M., Lisco S., Liso S., Marsico A., Mastronuzzi G., Parise M., Serranti S., Scicchitano G. & Sozio A. : Litter distribution in marine and coastal environments: highlights from ongoing research projects

2-15     Booth 8
Sabbatini A., Birarda G., Buosi C., Caridi F.*, De Giudici G., Medas D. & Vaccari L. : Effect of plastics on marine ecosystem: preliminary findings of Phthalates (PAEs) on Gromiids

2-16     Booth 9
Sasso C.*, Lapietra I., Liso I.S., Marsico A. & Rizzo A. : Microplastics analysis from sediment samples collected at Capitolo Beach (Apulia, Italy)

2-17     Booth 10
Valdrè G.*, Moro D., Moro L., Helal K.M. & Fragasso J. : Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs including gliders) for the characterization and monitoring of environmental conditions in fresh and marine waters