@article{fdi:010090626,
  title = {{I}nfluence of the {R}hone {R}iver intrusion on microplastic distribution in the {B}ay of {M}arseille},
  author = {{A}lca{\¨ie}no, {A}. and {V}idal, {L}. and {L}icari, {L}. and {P}aill{\`e}s, {C}. and {C}onrod, {S}. and {D}auvier, {J}. and {C}hevalier, {C}rist{\`e}le and {P}inazo, {C}. and {G}relaud, {M}. and {Z}iveri, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e present the spatiotemporal distribution of microplastics ({MP}) in surface waters and sediments between 2020 and 2022 in the {B}ay of {M}arseille. {M}icroplastics were extracted with an improved, ecological protocol from 27 surface water and 16 sediment samples. {T}he hydrodynamical circulation model {MARS}3{D}-{RHOMA} was used with in-situ data to test the influence of meteorological and hydrodynamic forcing on the concentration of {MP}s during the study period. {T}he reported concentrations are analogous to abundances previously found in the {B}ay of {M}arseille, as well as in similar coastal systems. {A}verage {MP} concentrations are 5.79 +/- 12.71 {MP}.m(-3) in surface water and 855 +/- 413 {MP}.kg(-1) dw in sediments. {S}imulations revealed hydrodynamic features associated with several episodes of {R}hone intrusion in the {B}ay of {M}arseille. {T}he observed {MP} concentrations and distribution in {F}ebruary 2020 suggest that the {R}hone {R}iver's plume entered the {B}ay of {M}arseille.},
  keywords = {{M}icroplastics ; {E}xtraction protocol ; {R}hone {R}iver intrusion ; {M}odelling ; {M}editerranean {S}ea},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}egional {S}tudies in {M}arine {S}cience},
  volume = {73},
  numero = {},
  pages = {103457 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {2352-4855},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103457},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090626},
}