Beach litter contamination of the Turkish middle Black Sea coasts: Spatial and temporal variation, composition, and possible sources

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dc.authoridOzsandikci, Ugur/0000-0002-7246-5494
dc.authoridGurbuzer, Pinar/0000-0001-6298-8905
dc.authoridEYUBOGLU, BORA/0000-0002-7387-2630
dc.authoridOZTEKIN, Aysah/0000-0002-3726-7134
dc.contributor.authorBat, Levent
dc.contributor.authorOztekin, Aysah
dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Dilara Kaya
dc.contributor.authorGurbuzer, Pinar
dc.contributor.authorOzsandikci, Ugur
dc.contributor.authorEyuboglu, Bora
dc.contributor.authorOztekin, Hasan Can
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:40:57Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:40:57Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractMarine litter is one of the biggest environmental problems nowadays. Sinop, is located in the heart of Turkiye's Black Sea coast, has a small population, and is a popular fishing and tourist destination. In this study, marine litter amount, composition, and possible sources were investigated, and seasonal comparisons were made be-tween in Sinop beaches. Marine litter amount was found as 0.29-7.67 items.m(-2) and 3.46-49.09 g.m(-2) and beaches were classified as moderate to extremely dirty. Plastics were the highest ratio (88.14-98.46 %) and plastic pieces 2.5 > < 50 cm were the major litter type. The major possible litter source was improper waste disposal (33.36 %) and litter items originated from mainly land-based sources (74.13 %). The result of this study shows that there is a significant litter problem on the coasts. The solution of this problem can be possible to take rational measures against marine litter pollution with education and management policies.
dc.description.sponsorshipSinop University with Scientific Research Project [S?F-1901-18-48]
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding The research supported by Sinop University with Scientific Research Project; project number S?F-1901-18-48.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114248
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.issn1879-3363
dc.identifier.pmid36306711
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85140383836
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114248
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/6467
dc.identifier.volume185
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000933360900002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofMarine Pollution Bulletin
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectBeach litter
dc.subjectPlastic
dc.subjectBlack Sea
dc.subjectLitter sources
dc.titleBeach litter contamination of the Turkish middle Black Sea coasts: Spatial and temporal variation, composition, and possible sources
dc.typeArticle

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