CNR-IRBIM of Ancona and the University of Urbino, performed the second sampling activity for the Interreg project WATERCARE along the Arzilla river (Fano, Italy) immediately after a meteorological event characterized by a strong rainfall and massive land inputs by the Arzilla river into the sea.

Water samples, for microbiological analyses and environmental parameters were taken from Arzilla river and from the sea along the coastal area in front the river outlet. The water samples from the sea were collected following a sampling strategy of 12 stations at increasing distance from the coast and river outlet.