Microplastic pollution in Turkish aquatic ecosystems: sources, characteristics, implications, and mitigation strategies

I Aydin, Y Terzi, S Gündoğdu, Ü Aytan… - Turkish Journal of …, 2023 - avesis.atauni.edu.tr
Aquatic environments are one of the final destinations for microplastics. In this review, a
combination of systematic and narrative literature review was conducted to identify and …

Assessment of microplastic pollution in eleven commercial fish species in the Gulf of İzmir (Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean)

AR Eryaşar, T Mutlu, K Karaoğlu, E Veske… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
With global plastic production reaching 400 million tons in 2022, concerns about plastic
pollution in the seas are increasing day by day. Therefore we focused on the abundance …

Abundance, characteristics, and potential ecological risks of microplastics in some commercial fish in İzmir Bay (Aegean Sea, Türkiye)

B Bayhan, AA Uncumusaoglu - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are known to be contaminated by microplastics (MPs); however, the
nature and the accumulation rates of microplastics in organisms with different lifestyles and …

Microplastic Occurrence in Mugil Cephalus

Y Terzi - Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal …, 2023 - dergipark.org.tr
Microplastic (MP) ingestion by fish can not only impact the environment but also human
health. This study determines the abundance and composition (polymer, shape, size) of MPs …

First evidence of microplastic deposition in snow from Turkey

N Yücel, E Tutsak, E Kılıç - Journal of Anatolian Environmental and …, 2023 - dergipark.org.tr
Microplastic pollution in snow was investigated in top of the Amanos Mountain in Hatay
region, southern Turkey. Snow samples were collected from four stations located in different …

Mikroplastik Tespitinde Güncel Stratejiler: Türkiye Örneği

M Soysal - JENAS Journal of Environmental and Natural Studies, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
The sources contributing to the formation of microplastics from plastic waste are diverse,
including used packaging materials, degraded textiles, and the fragmentation of large plastic …

[PDF][PDF] INVESTIGATION OF MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN TURKISH COASTS IN THE CONTEXT OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF BIOTA

AY SÖNMEZ, Y TAŞTAN - AQUACUALTURE SCIENCES - seruvenyayinevi.com
Plastics are synthetic organic compounds composed of elements like carbon, nitrogen,
sulfur, hydrogen, chlorine and oxygen (American Chemistry, 2005). Due to their lightness …