Title: Deep SEE - Preliminary quantitative and qualitative investigation of microplastics sampled from Maltese nearshore waters
End date: June 2023
Coordinators:
Prof. Alan Deidun
Prof. Adam Gauci
Project “Deep SEE” characterized the microplastic pollution of the Maltese nearshore waters from an innovative perspective by targeting to shed more light on the dynamics of microplastic accumulation within the water column around the Maltese Islands. This pioneering survey in fact examined different sea layers in order to determine whether different plastic polymers accumulate with increasing water depth.
This research project was made possible through a joint collaboration between the University of Malta, Oceanography Malta Research Group (Prof Alan Deidun, Dr Adam Gauci, Ede Kossari Tarnik MSc Geoscience by Research), Zibel, Environmental NGO (Andrew Schembri, Arkadiusz Srebnik) and Eurofins Analytical Services Hungary Ltd. (Dr Gábor Bordós, Bence Prikler). The same research was part-supported by the Elisabeth Mann Borgese Bursary of the International Ocean Institute which was awarded to Ede Kossari Tarnik for 2022-23.
Special thanks to Nora Kovats and Michael Bonello (DUTCH) for their creative contributions.
