First evaluation of neustonic microplastics in Black Sea waters

Aytan, Ülgen; Valente, André; Şentürk, Yasemen; Usta, R.; Esensoy, F. Başak; Mazlum, Rahşan Evren; Ağırbaş, Ertuğrul

doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.05.009

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“…It was observed to be present in a large amount compared to other studies on NS (Eriksen et al, 2013;Gago, Henry, & Galgani, 2015;Collignon et al, 2012). Ho wever, it is co mpared with the study which is conducted in the SE Black Sea (Aytan et al, 2016), micro litter pollut ion is quite little both NS and CS in our study.…”

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confidence: 52%

“…Recently published paper wh ich was made in the SE Black Sea, plastic fibre concentration was found the highest percentage (~49.4%). However in same region no mention about ship paints (Aytan et al, 2016). Hard plastic pieces, which are third in terms of their presence in the marine environ ment in our study area, are generally found in the marine environment due to the breakdown of larger plastics (Hidalgo-Ruz et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 69%

“…The dominant p lanktivorous fish in the Black Sea is European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) wh ich is main co mmercial fish stock of Turkey (Bat, Kaya, & Öztekin, 2014) and the possibility of this species encounter with microlitter is high (Aytan et al, 2016). Resulting fro m ingestion of plastic litter, concerns have also been raised about physical problems such as block feed ing appendages or hinder the passage of food (Lusher et al, 2013) and more transferring toxic pollutants into marine food chains.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Scientific studies on this issue have gained speed in recent years but it is still quite inadequate and especially the researches about microplastics are quite litt le. Most recently, Aytan et al (2016) (Aydın, Guven, Salihoglu, & Kıdeys, 2016).…”

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Öztekin¹,

Bat²

2017

Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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In this study, microplastic pollution for the first time is reported in the sea surface and water column in Sinop Sarıkum Lagoon coast of the southern Black Sea. Distribution, density and type of microplastics were investigated in the study area where is one of the significant wetlands of the Black Sea. Study was carried out between 2015 and 2016 as seasonally and two types of net for sea surface and water column were used for three different depths. Results showed that microparticle density was 2.6672.325 pieces m⁻ 3 for sea surface and 24.47526.153 pieces m⁻ 3 for water column. The most common material type is ship paints for sampling areas (Sea surface: 55.45%; Water column: 54.21%) followed by fibres, hard plastic pieces and nylons. Our results show that microplastic is found a large amount in the Black Sea and this pollution type is a growing problem in our day. The presence of this pollution type is an important issue and requires further examination about transportation, origins, types and effects on biota.

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Öztekin¹,

Bat²

2017

Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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“…Due to large-scale circulation pattern of Black Sea, all these passive materials are likely to be distributed through the basin, continue to break down and become a transboundary problem. Accordingly, recent researches highlight high concentrations of microplastics from Southern (Öztekin & Bat, 2017b) and SE Black Sea surface waters (Aytan et al, 2016). Although the number of ML studies increased during last decade in the Black Sea, ML is a complexgrowing problem, and monitoring the ML to understand the sources is crucial to take action to reduce its occurrence in the Black Sea.…”

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Aytan¹,

Esensoy²,

Karacan³

2020

Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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The composition, density and possible sources of litter were seasonally evaluated in a selected beach in the Southeastern Black Sea between June 2016 and March 2017. During the study, 84 different types of litter were determined and a total of 17015 items weighing 168.9 kg were collected. Litter density ranged between 1.22-4.17 items.m-2 and 11.78-37.47 gr.m-2. Plastics comprised 84-91% of total litter. The most common three types of litter were foam (17%), 2.5-50 cm plastic/polystyrene pieces (15%) and caps/lids (10%). Fouling organisms found on litter belonged to Mollusca, Arthropoda and Bryozoa. Litter density showed significant seasonal differences with the highest in summer (P<0.05). Matrix Scoring Technique showed that river runoff (22%), landfill/dumping (21%) and fisheries (18%) were the major sources of the litter. According to Clean Coast Index, the beach was very dirty in all seasons. This study provides further evidence that there is a significant litter pollution in the Southeastern Black Sea and that the main component are plastics, which pose a great treat to Black Sea environment. This call for a scientific understanding of the fate and effects of plastics, as well as actions to reduce the amount of plastics entering Black Sea.

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