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This research activity, conducted in collaboration with the Aero-Naval Operations Department of the Guardia di Finanza of Bari as part of the Special Commissioner for urgent measures of reclamation, environmental improvements and redevelopment of Taranto’s measurement, is based on the use of a high-resolution airborne sensor, mounted on board a helicopter to identify and map all in operation and abandoned mussel farming in the first and second inlet of Mar Piccolo. In addition, factors able to compromise the environmental status of the Mar Piccolo ecosystem were also evaluated. The methodological workflow developed lets extract significant individual frames from the captured video tracks, improves images by applying five image processing algorithms, georeferences the individual frames based on flight data, and implements the processed data in a thematic Geographical Information System. All mussel farms, in operation and derelict, all partially submerged and/or water-coated invisible to navigation poles and other elements such as illegal fishing nets and marine litter on the seabed up to about 2 m deep, have been identified and mapped. The creation of an instant, high-precision cartographic representation made it possible to identify the anthropogenic pressures on the Mar Piccolo of Taranto and the necessary actions for better management of the area.
Carmine Massarelli; Ciro Galeone; Ilaria Savino; Claudia Campanale; Vito Uricchio. Towards Sustainable Management of Mussel Farming through High-Resolution Images and Open Source Software—The Taranto Case Study. Remote Sensing 2021, 13, 2985 .
AMA StyleCarmine Massarelli, Ciro Galeone, Ilaria Savino, Claudia Campanale, Vito Uricchio. Towards Sustainable Management of Mussel Farming through High-Resolution Images and Open Source Software—The Taranto Case Study. Remote Sensing. 2021; 13 (15):2985.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmine Massarelli; Ciro Galeone; Ilaria Savino; Claudia Campanale; Vito Uricchio. 2021. "Towards Sustainable Management of Mussel Farming through High-Resolution Images and Open Source Software—The Taranto Case Study." Remote Sensing 13, no. 15: 2985.
Microplastics have recently been stated as being remarkable contaminants of all environmental matrices. The lack of consistent and standardised methods and protocols used to evaluate and quantify microplastics present in riverine systems made a comparison among different studies a critical issue. Based on literature research and the practical expertise of the authors, this work presents a complete collection and analysis of procedures concerning the monitoring of microplastics in riverine environments, focusing on their sampling and analytical protocols to identify, quantify, and characterise them. Further details regarding the advantages and disadvantages of each analytical technique described, such as general recommendations and suggestions, are provided to give practical support for analytical procedures. In particular, microplastics studies consist firstly of their sampling from the aquatic compartment (aqueous and solid phase). Based on the goal of the research, specific devices can be used to collect particles from different matrices. It follows their quantification after extraction from the environmental matrix, adopting different protocols to isolate microplastics from a large amount of organic matter present in a riverine system. In the end, additional qualitative analyses (e.g., RAMAN and FTIR spectroscopy, GC-MS) are required to identify the chemical composition of particles for a better image regarding the abundance of polymer types, their origin, or other information related to manufacturing processes.
Claudia Campanale; Ilaria Savino; Iulian Pojar; Carmine Massarelli; Vito Felice Uricchio. A Practical Overview of Methodologies for Sampling and Analysis of Microplastics in Riverine Environments. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6755 .
AMA StyleClaudia Campanale, Ilaria Savino, Iulian Pojar, Carmine Massarelli, Vito Felice Uricchio. A Practical Overview of Methodologies for Sampling and Analysis of Microplastics in Riverine Environments. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (17):6755.
Chicago/Turabian StyleClaudia Campanale; Ilaria Savino; Iulian Pojar; Carmine Massarelli; Vito Felice Uricchio. 2020. "A Practical Overview of Methodologies for Sampling and Analysis of Microplastics in Riverine Environments." Sustainability 12, no. 17: 6755.