Chapter Environmental investigations in the Gulf of Pozzuoli (Naples) in relation to PAHs contamination

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Author(s)
Esposito, Mauro
Della Rotonda, Maurizio
Sbarra, Ciro
Stefanelli, Maria
Aquila, Maria Grazia
Anastasio, Aniello
Sarnelli, Paolo
Gallo, Pasquale
Cotroneo, Yuri
Fortunato, Laura
Montella, Raffaele
De Maio, Lucio
Language
English
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Abstract
The Gulf of Pozzuoli (GoP) is a marginal sub-basin of Tyrrhenian Sea, characterized by a strong anthropogenic impact, due to high population density and intense commercial and tourist traffic. Historically, the GoP is dedicated to the farming of bivalve mollusks which are constantly subject to chemical and microbiological monitoring to protect the health of consumers. In the winter season, high levels of PAHs were found in mussels from the Lucrino area. This study reports the environmental analyses and the activities carried out in order to investigate the levels and sources of contamination by PAHs.
URI
https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/170723
Keywords
PAHs; Mussel; Sediment; Environmental pollution; thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.42
ISBN
9791221500301
Publisher
Firenze University Press
Publisher website
www.fupress.com/
Publication date and place
Florence, 2022
Series
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques,
Pages
10