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Sari Erkan, Hanife; Bakaraki Turan, Nouha; Albay, Meriç; Onkal Engin, Guleda
Journal of cleaner production, 12/2021, Volume: 328Journal Article
Despite recent increase in microplastics-related studies, little is known about their abundance in seabed sediment areas. However, the quantity of microplastics (MPs) in sediments is imperative for an overall understanding of worldwide MPs pollution. To address the above-mentioned gap, this study was performed on 43 seabed sediment stations from the Marmara Sea of Turkey. Studied stations vary between marine (MRN), pier (PIER), stream (STR), sea discharge (SD), and deep-sea discharge (DSD) stations. Collected seabed sediment samples were analyzed for MPs abundance, shape, size and color distribution. Besides, an investigation on the effect of sea depth on MPs' total abundance, size, and shape was investigated using Pearson's and Spearman's product momentum correlation coefficient. Empirical data analysis showed that the highest MPs abundance at STR stations changed between 1956.5 ± 3031.8 and 3256.2 ± 5168.2 particle/kg (dry weight: d.w.) for small MPs particles (SMP) and large MPs particles (LMP), respectively. Contrarily, the lowest abundance was found as 224.8 ± 423.05 and 287.68 ± 218.6 particle/kg (d.w.) for SMP and LMP fractions, respectively at DSD stations. The MPs abundance were found at 5 categorized stations in the following order; STR>PIER>MRN>SD>DSD, noted that the highest MPs quantity was found at STR-6 station located in Golden Horn. The isolated MPs were predominantly filament and fragment in shape (42.34 ± 6.10% and 33.91 ± 6.92%), blue and white in color (40.46 ± 4.66% and 24.75 ± 3.83%). Mean MPs abundance was determined to be 1957.37 ± 4079.96 particle/kg (d.w) at all 43 stations and sizes between 1 and 5 mm was found to be predominant at depths between 5 and 71m. Furthermore, a negative correlation was found between sea depth and parameters such as total MPs abundance, shape, and size. The overall results revealed the widespread presence of MPs in the seas surrounding Istanbul. Display omitted •This paper focuses on microplastics in sea-sediments in the coastal areas of Istanbul.•Marine, pier, stream and sea discharge stations were comprehensively studied.•The highest microplastics were found for stream station pouring into Golden Horn.•The lowest microplastic particles were obtained for deep sea discharge stations.•Alarming microplastic pollution was noticed in the Golden Horn located stations.
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