Title of article :
Origin and abundance of marine litter along sandy beaches of the Turkish Western Black Sea Coast
Author/Authors :
Topçu، نويسنده , , Eda N. and Tonay، نويسنده , , Arda M. and Dede، نويسنده , , Ayhan and ضztürk، نويسنده , , Ayaka A. and ضztürk، نويسنده , , Bayram، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
Pages :
8
From page :
21
To page :
28
Abstract :
Beach debris abundance was estimated from surveys on 10 beaches of the Turkish Western Black Sea Coast. Debris was collected from 20 m long transects during four different seasons; sorted and categorized by type, usage and origin. Litter density varied from 0.085 to 5.058 items m−2. Debris was mainly composed of unidentifiable small size (2–7 cm) plastic pieces and beverage-related litter such as bottles and bottle caps. About half of the labeled litter was of foreign origin, including 25 different countries, 23% of which are in the Black Sea region. uth-western Black Sea Coast seems to receive foreign litter from two main sources: land-based debris from the neighboring countries and seaborne debris due to international shipping. Standardized methodology and indicators need to be designated all over the Black Sea basin in order to quantify and qualify coastal litter pollution, monitor compliance with MARPOL and develop regionally effective mitigation measures.
Keywords :
Black Sea , Pollution monitoring , Beaches , Marine debris , Ocean dumping , Litter
Journal title :
Marine Environmental Research
Serial Year :
2013
Journal title :
Marine Environmental Research
Record number :
2256079
Link To Document :
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