Monitoring and statistical analysis of different classes of contaminants in sediments and biota near the Po Delta

Pollution from organic and inorganic contaminants is a global problem that damages ecosystems and spreads to all environmental compartments. In recent years, many governments have been interested in climate change and environmental contamination and their effects on human health [1]. One of the latest interventions was the drafting of the Watchlist that includes a greater number of pollutants than all the regulations previously released [2]. In order to assess the possible contamination of transitional waters, this work collected three-year data for different classes of contaminants, evaluating the contamination due to the presence of pollutants in the waters close to the Po Delta