Origin and abundance of marine litter along sandy beaches of the Turkish Western Black Sea Coast
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, cilt.85, ss.21-28, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.