Marine debris, defined as any persistent manufactured or processed solid material
discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment, has been …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most polluted seas worldwide, especially with
regard to plastics. The presence of this emerging man made contaminant in marine …

Plastics profoundly threatens ecological balance in marine ecosystems across the globe in
the current era of industrialization. Microplastics (MP), in particular, can pose risks reaching …

The determination of the microplastic distribution will be beneficial as a measure of the
potential effects on the environment. The Mediterranean Sea had a high risk of pollution as it …

Marine debris produces a wide variety of negative environmental, economic, safety, health
and cultural impacts. Most marine litter has a very low decomposition rate (as plastics, which …

Marine litter is an emerging pollution all over the world. In addition to the macro sized
plastics, ongoing scientific efforts revealed risks of micro and nano sized plastic particles in …

This review provides a discussion of the published literature concerning benthic plastic
debris in ocean, sea, lake, estuary and river bottoms throughout the world. Although …

Marine litter, in particular plastic debris, poses a serious threat to marine life, human health
and the economy. In order to reduce its impact, marine litter collections such as beach clean …

Turkey is one of the major plastic pollution sources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
This review summarizes present information, data, and legislation on plastic pollution in …

Long-term monitoring of marine litter composition and density has been conducted between
2009 and 2018 on eleven beaches of Trabzon city located on the south-eastern Black Sea …