Greece Archives - One Earth - One Ocean e. V. https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/category/greece-en/ Eine weitere WordPress-Website Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:29:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-oeoo-logo-unterzeile-blau-1-32x32.jpg Greece Archives - One Earth - One Ocean e. V. https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/category/greece-en/ 32 32 Plastics and rubbish drowning Greek ecosystems https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/europe-en/2014/plastics-and-rubbish-drowning-greek-ecosystems/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/europe-en/2014/plastics-and-rubbish-drowning-greek-ecosystems/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:59:16 +0000 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/2014/12/29/plastics-and-rubbish-drowning-greek-ecosystems/ http://archipelago.gr/en/plastics-and-rubbish/ Plastics and rubbish drowning Greek ecosystems WEDNESDAY, 01 OCTOBER 2014 The first autumn rains initiated a destructive journey of tons of plastic and other debris, which had mostly been accumulating on the roadsides throughout Greece, towards the sea. For many months, this garbage was ?waiting? for the local authorities or communities to act, for their collection, with no response! It is unfortunate to see such a large part of the public impassively contributing to the great presence of waste via their everyday life. Only a few are aware that plastic is highly dangerous as it degrades into our environment. Until recently it was widely believed that plastic requires hundreds of years to break down, and this led many people to quietly let the problem roll over to our future generations by simply not taking any action. The vicious circle of plastic is especially alarming. Recent research conducted in Greece, and worldwide, have demonstrated how inaccurate the belief of how slow the rate of plastic breakdown truly is.

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]]> http://archipelago.gr/en/plastics-and-rubbish/ Plastics and rubbish drowning Greek ecosystems WEDNESDAY, 01 OCTOBER 2014 The first autumn rains initiated a destructive journey of tons of plastic and other debris, which had mostly been accumulating on the roadsides throughout Greece, towards the sea. For many months, this garbage was ?waiting? for the local authorities or communities to act, for their collection, with no response! It is unfortunate to see such a large part of the public impassively contributing to the great presence of waste via their everyday life. Only a few are aware that plastic is highly dangerous as it degrades into our environment. Until recently it was widely believed that plastic requires hundreds of years to break down, and this led many people to quietly let the problem roll over to our future generations by simply not taking any action. The vicious circle of plastic is especially alarming. Recent research conducted in Greece, and worldwide, have demonstrated how inaccurate the belief of how slow the rate of plastic breakdown truly is.

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]]> https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/europe-en/2014/plastics-and-rubbish-drowning-greek-ecosystems/feed/ 0 Levels and fate of perfluoroalkyl substances in beached plastic pellets and sediments collected from Greece https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/research-en/2014/levels-and-fate-of-perfluoroalkyl-substances-in-beached-plastic-pellets-and-sediments-collected-from-greece-2/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/research-en/2014/levels-and-fate-of-perfluoroalkyl-substances-in-beached-plastic-pellets-and-sediments-collected-from-greece-2/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:23:51 +0000 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/2014/10/09/levels-and-fate-of-perfluoroalkyl-substances-in-beached-plastic-pellets-and-sediments-collected-from-greece-2/ Marta Llorca, Marinella Farré, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti, Damià Barceló, Levels and fate of perfluoroalkyl substances in beached plastic pellets and sediments collected from Greece, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 87, Issues 1?2, 15 October 2014, Pages 286-291, ISSN 0025-326X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.036. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X14004792) Abstract: Plastic debris damages marine wildlife and ecosystems becoming an important source of marine pollution. In addition, they can sorb, concentrate and stabilise contaminants acting as toxic carriers to the marine food web. In this context, the presence of 18 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in plastic pellets (n = 5) and beach sediment (n = 9) samples widely distributed around Greek coastal areas was assessed. The results, mainly, showed the sorption of PFASs onto pellet surface from surrounding water with concentrations from method limit of quantification to 115 ng/kg for C5, C7, C8 and C10 carboxylic acids and C8 sulfonate acid. A similar pattern was found by comparing plastic pellets and sediment for the same sampling locations that could indicate a common origin of contamination in both types of samples. However, since the number of analysed samples is limited, a more comprehensive study with a higher number of samples should be performed in future research. Keywords: Plastic pellets; Beach sediments; Perfluoroalkyl substances

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]]> Marta Llorca, Marinella Farré, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti, Damià Barceló, Levels and fate of perfluoroalkyl substances in beached plastic pellets and sediments collected from Greece, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 87, Issues 1?2, 15 October 2014, Pages 286-291, ISSN 0025-326X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.036. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X14004792) Abstract: Plastic debris damages marine wildlife and ecosystems becoming an important source of marine pollution. In addition, they can sorb, concentrate and stabilise contaminants acting as toxic carriers to the marine food web. In this context, the presence of 18 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in plastic pellets (n = 5) and beach sediment (n = 9) samples widely distributed around Greek coastal areas was assessed. The results, mainly, showed the sorption of PFASs onto pellet surface from surrounding water with concentrations from method limit of quantification to 115 ng/kg for C5, C7, C8 and C10 carboxylic acids and C8 sulfonate acid. A similar pattern was found by comparing plastic pellets and sediment for the same sampling locations that could indicate a common origin of contamination in both types of samples. However, since the number of analysed samples is limited, a more comprehensive study with a higher number of samples should be performed in future research. Keywords: Plastic pellets; Beach sediments; Perfluoroalkyl substances

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]]> https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/research-en/2014/levels-and-fate-of-perfluoroalkyl-substances-in-beached-plastic-pellets-and-sediments-collected-from-greece-2/feed/ 0 Levels and fate of perfluoroalkyl substances in beached plastic pellets and sediments collected from Greece https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/research-en/2014/levels-and-fate-of-perfluoroalkyl-substances-in-beached-plastic-pellets-and-sediments-collected-from-greece/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/research-en/2014/levels-and-fate-of-perfluoroalkyl-substances-in-beached-plastic-pellets-and-sediments-collected-from-greece/#respond Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:47:06 +0000 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/2014/09/12/levels-and-fate-of-perfluoroalkyl-substances-in-beached-plastic-pellets-and-sediments-collected-from-greece/ Marta Llorca, Marinella Farré, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti, Damià Barceló, Levels and fate of perfluoroalkyl substances in beached plastic pellets and sediments collected from Greece, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Available online 27 August 2014, ISSN 0025-326X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.036. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X14004792) Abstract: Plastic debris damages marine wildlife and ecosystems becoming an important source of marine pollution. In addition, they can sorb, concentrate and stabilise contaminants acting as toxic carriers to the marine food web. In this context, the presence of 18 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in plastic pellets (n = 5) and beach sediment (n = 9) samples widely distributed around Greek coastal areas was assessed. The results, mainly, showed the sorption of PFASs onto pellet surface from surrounding water with concentrations from method limit of quantification to 115 ng/kg for C5, C7, C8 and C10 carboxylic acids and C8 sulfonate acid. A similar pattern was found by comparing plastic pellets and sediment for the same sampling locations that could indicate a common origin of contamination in both types of samples. However, since the number of analysed samples is limited, a more comprehensive study with a higher number of samples should be performed in future research. Keywords: Plastic pellets; Beach sediments; Perfluoroalkyl substances

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]]> Marta Llorca, Marinella Farré, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti, Damià Barceló, Levels and fate of perfluoroalkyl substances in beached plastic pellets and sediments collected from Greece, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Available online 27 August 2014, ISSN 0025-326X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.036. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X14004792) Abstract: Plastic debris damages marine wildlife and ecosystems becoming an important source of marine pollution. In addition, they can sorb, concentrate and stabilise contaminants acting as toxic carriers to the marine food web. In this context, the presence of 18 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in plastic pellets (n = 5) and beach sediment (n = 9) samples widely distributed around Greek coastal areas was assessed. The results, mainly, showed the sorption of PFASs onto pellet surface from surrounding water with concentrations from method limit of quantification to 115 ng/kg for C5, C7, C8 and C10 carboxylic acids and C8 sulfonate acid. A similar pattern was found by comparing plastic pellets and sediment for the same sampling locations that could indicate a common origin of contamination in both types of samples. However, since the number of analysed samples is limited, a more comprehensive study with a higher number of samples should be performed in future research. Keywords: Plastic pellets; Beach sediments; Perfluoroalkyl substances

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