NDLI: Beach Litter on Sarayköy Beach (SE Black Sea): Density, Composition, Possible Sources and Associated Organisms

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Beach Litter on Sarayköy Beach (SE Black Sea): Density, Composition, Possible Sources and Associated Organisms

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Aytan, Ulgen Şahin, Fatma Başak Esensoy Karacan, Furkan
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	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 and 11.78-37.47 gr.m. 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.
Starting Page	137
Ending Page	145
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
Volume Number	20
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.trjfas.org/uploads/pdf_1425.pdf
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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