Decade of microplastic alteration in the southeastern black sea: An example of seahorse gastrointestinal tracts

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dc.authoridONAY, HATICE/0000-0003-3463-7360
dc.authoridBilgin, Sabri/0000-0003-0155-8981
dc.authoridER, AKIF/0000-0002-0052-5590
dc.authoridKARSLI, Baris/0000-0002-3944-6988
dc.authorid, sabri/0000-0003-2321-547X
dc.authoridMinaz, Mert/0000-0003-1894-9807
dc.contributor.authorOnay, Hatice
dc.contributor.authorMinaz, Mert
dc.contributor.authorAk, Kubra
dc.contributor.authorEr, Akif
dc.contributor.authorEmanet, Muammet
dc.contributor.authorKarsli, Baris
dc.contributor.authorBilgin, Sabri
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:41:43Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:41:43Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractUnconscious and excessive use of plastic supports the diversity and abundance of microplastics (MPs) in marine environments. As a result of MP exposure, organisms in the marine environment are faced with adverse scenarios up to death. In this study, ten-year MP composition was investigated in gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of low-mobility seahorses (90 individuals per period) from the Southeastern Black Sea. Seahorse GITs sampled during both 2012 and 2022 contain 102 and 135 MP items, respectively. The number of MPs per unit individual seahorse and unit seahorse weight was higher in the 2022 period. On the other hands, no significant differences were observed between the MP lengths of both periods. The majority of MPs in both sample periods were materials shorter than 1000 mu m. Of the eight found synthetic polymers, five belonged to the 2012 period, while seven were observed during the 2022 period. Additionally, the most abundant synthetic polymer for both periods is polyvinyl stearate (PVS). As a result, 43% of the total plastic material belonged to the 2012 period, while 57% was observed in the 2022 period. Considering both the diversity of polymers and the abundance of plastics, the region was adversely affected by plastic materials in the 2022 period.
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch Fund of the Recep Tayyip Erdogan University [2013.103.03.1]
dc.description.sponsorshipWe would like to thank Dear Bayram Rakici (fisherman) for his support in supplying the samples for the 2022 period. In addition, 2012 seahorses were sampled as fisheries by-catch with the project supported by the Research Fund of the Recep Tayyip Erdogan University [Project Number 2013.103.03.1]. The relevant project was carried out with the special permission obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Republic of Turkiye.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envres.2022.115001
dc.identifier.issn0013-9351
dc.identifier.issn1096-0953
dc.identifier.pmid36481368
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85143859638
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.115001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/6623
dc.identifier.volume218
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000906374900006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAcademic Press Inc Elsevier Science
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectMicroplastic
dc.subjectSeahorse
dc.subjectBlack sea
dc.subjectMarine pollution
dc.subjectMonitoring
dc.titleDecade of microplastic alteration in the southeastern black sea: An example of seahorse gastrointestinal tracts
dc.typeArticle

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