Monograph - 2022
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Monograph Information
Title
Safety and Reliability of Systems and Processes
Summer Safety and Reliability Seminar 2022
Editors
Kołowrocki Krzysztof, Poland
Bogalecka Magdalena, Poland
Dąbrowska Ewa, Poland
Magryta-Mut Beata, Poland
Publisher
Gdynia Maritime University, 2022
ISBN 978-83-7421-421-6 (printed)
e-ISBN 978-83-7421-422-3 (eBook)
DOI: 10.26408/srsp-2022
Language
English
Licence
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Preliminary approach to ecological risk assessment of microplastics in selected coastal regions of Baltic Sea
KRASOWSKA Katarzyna 1 
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DERESZEWSKA Alina 3 ,
POPEK Marzenna 3
1 Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland, k.krasowska{at}wznj.umg.edu.pl
2 Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland, a.dereszewska{at}wznj.umg.edu.pl
3 Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland, m.popek{at}wznj.umg.edu.pl
DOI: 10.26408/srsp-2022-09
ABSTRACT: The aim of the study is to provide a primary understanding of the risk of microplastics (MPs) pollution in selected coastal regions of the Baltic Sea waters. This chapter presents preliminary data on the presence of MPs in superficial layers of seawater and sediments of the Puck Bay and Gulf of Gdansk. The environmental risk assessment has been performed for microplastics of the order of size from 0.3 to 5 mm. The detected fragments of microplastics and synthetic textile fibres are present in amounts that do not pose a significant threat to the marine ecosystem. However, microplastics contamination is projected to continue to increase in the region of the Baltic Sea, so it is necessary to monitor and take precautionary actions to minimise concentrations of microplastics in these environments.
KEYWORDS: risk characterisation, microplastics, density separation, microscopic observations
To cite this chapter:
Krasowska K., Dereszewska A., Popek M. 2022. Preliminary approach to ecological risk assessment of microplastics in selected coastal regions of Baltic Sea. In K. Kołowrocki et al. (Eds.), Safety and Reliability of Systems and Processes, Summer Safety and Reliability Seminar 2022. Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, 133-142, doi:10.26408/srsp-2022-09.
