Aquatic Research

Yazarlar: Fatma Başak Esensoy Şahin, Furkan Karacan, Ülgen Aytan

Konular:Deniz ve Tatlı Su Biyolojisi

DOI:10.3153/AR18014

Anahtar Kelimeler:Plastic,Foam sponge,Pollution,Black Sea

Özet: Marine litter is an important environmental problem in the Black Sea which is a semi-enclosed with high river discharge. Plastics are the most common marine litter in the Black Sea as it’s in the other regions in the world. Plastic litter were monitored in the Saraykoy beach of Rize in the South-Eastern Black Sea between June 2016 and March 2017. The beach litter collected seasonally following OSPAR beach monitoring methodology and collected in 100 m beach section and separated into types. During the study, 43 different types of plastic litter were identified. A new plastic litter type (pipes) was added to OSPAR litter photo guide. In the beach, average 1.90 ±1.49 pieces/m2 and 14.85 ±12.83 g/m2 plastic litter were found with the highest in summer and the lowest in spring. During the study, foam sponges and plastic/polystyrene pieces (2.5-50 cm) were the most common type of litter. According to usage, food related, beverages and general packaging comprised top three in the beach. Our results suggest that small plastic pieces might easily transport to the sea by wind and break down to micro- and nanoplastics which would be harm to Black Sea ecosystem.

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