Origin and abundance of marine litter along sandy beaches of the Turkish Western Black Sea Coast

Topcu N. E., Tonay A. M., DEDE A., ÖZTÜRK A. A., Ozturk B.

MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, cilt.85, ss.21-28, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 85
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.12.006
  • Dergi Adı: MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.21-28
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Marine debris, Litter, Ocean dumping, Pollution monitoring, Beaches, Black Sea, PLASTIC DEBRIS, SOLID-WASTE, MICROPLASTICS, CONTAMINATION, ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION, GULF
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Beach debris abundance was estimated from surveys on 10 beaches of the Turkish Western Black Sea Coast. Debris was collected from 20 m long transects during four different seasons; sorted and categorized by type, usage and origin. Litter density varied from 0.085 to 5.058 items m(-2). Debris was mainly composed of unidentifiable small size (2-7 cm) plastic pieces and beverage-related litter such as bottles and bottle caps. About half of the labeled litter was of foreign origin, including 25 different countries, 23% of which are in the Black Sea region.