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Gathering new knowledge from existing monitoring dataset of Campania marine coastal area (Southern Italy)

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In this study we propose, a multi-step strategy of selection and characterization of long-term dataset of contaminant concentrations in different environmental matrices (i.e., water and sediment). Starting from a high quality and homogeneous dataset of chemical parameters, a selection of a usable refined dataset followed by statistical characterization and hazard assessment was performed. The database of chemical contamination data from monitoring activities in the coastal marine water area of the Campania Region (Italy) produced by the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Campania (ARPAC) between 2013 and 2019 was utilized. Descriptive and multivariate statistics were applied to the extracted data subset to describe spatial variability and to investigate the relationships between matrices and contaminants. In addition, the impact on the sediment matrix was considered using the contamination factor (Cf), the sediment quality guidelines (SQG), and the probability of exceedance (PoE) of given thresholds for metals and organic compounds. The results highlighted the main anthropogenic pressures between the Gulf of Pozzuoli and the Gulf of Napoli, and the potential hazard posed in particular by metals (i.e., Pb, C, and Hg), TBT, and PAHs. A wide range of As concentration along the Campania coastline and Ni occurrence in the southern part of the region, mainly attributable to geogenic origin, was also evidenced. This approach allows extracting new knowledge from large dataset systematically collected by ARPAC monitoring activity, to support possible actions of contamination control and mitigation.

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Data availability

The data analyzed during this study are available on institutional sites of ARPAC (https://dati.arpacampania.it/group/marino-costiero) and ISPRA (http://www.db-strategiamarina.isprambiente.it/app/#/).

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In this study ENEA was supported through the PO FEAMP (Fondo Europeo per gli Affari Marittimi e la Pesca) Campania 2014–2020 under the project “Innovazione, sviluppo e sostenibilità nel settore della pesca e dell’acquacoltura per la Regione Campania—Misura 2.51.”

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  1. Department for Sustainability, Portici Research Centre, ENEA, 80055, Portici, NA, Italy

    Sonia Manzo, Luisa Parrella, Simona Schiavo & Carlo Tebano

  2. Department for Sustainability, Casaccia Research Centre, ENEA, 00123, Rome, Italy

    Fabio Spaziani, Salvatore Chiavarini & Giovanna Armiento

  3. ARPAC, Campania Regional Agency for Environmental Protection, 80143, Naples, Italy

    Lucio De Maio, Stefano Capone & Anna Valeria Siciliano

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Conceptualization and methodology were performed by Sonia Manzo and Luisa Parrella. Data collection was performed by Simona Schiavo, Stefano Capone, and Anna Valeria Siciliano. Visualization was done by Carlo Tebano. Formal analysis was performed by Luisa Parrella, Fabio Spaziani, and Salvatore Chiavarini. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Sonia Manzo. Lucio De Maio and Giovanna Armiento revised previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Manzo, S., Parrella, L., Schiavo, S. et al. Gathering new knowledge from existing monitoring dataset of Campania marine coastal area (Southern Italy). Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 83291–83303 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21615-x

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