Publications
2018
Gündoğdu, Sedat; Çevik, Cem; Ayat, Berna; Aydoğan, Burak; Karaca, Serkan
How microplastics quantities increase with flood events? An example from Mersin Bay NE Levantine coast of Turkey Journal Article
In: Environmental Pollution, vol. 239, pp. 342-350, 2018.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: ATR FT-IR, Levantine Sea, Marine litter, Mersin Bay, Microplastic, Rain flood
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title = {How microplastics quantities increase with flood events? An example from Mersin Bay NE Levantine coast of Turkey},
author = {Sedat Gündoğdu and Cem Çevik and Berna Ayat and Burak Aydoğan and Serkan Karaca},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749118300939},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-00-00},
journal = {Environmental Pollution},
volume = {239},
pages = {342-350},
abstract = {Floods caused by heavy rain carry significant amounts of pollutants into marine environments. This study evaluates the effect of multiple floods that occurred in the northeastern Mediterranean region in Turkey between December 2016 and January 2017 on the microplastic pollution in the Mersin Bay. Sampling was repeated in four different stations both before and after the flood period, and it was determined that in the four stations, there was an average of 539,189 MPs/km2 before the flood, and 7,699,716 MPs/km² afterwards, representing a 14-fold increase. Fourteen different polymer types were detected in an ATR FT-IR analysis, eight of which were not found in samples collected before the floods. The most common polymer type was identified as polyethylene both pre- and post-flood. The mean particle size, which was 2.37 mm in the pre-flood period, decreased to 1.13 mm in the post-flood period. A hydrodynamic modeling study was implemented to hindcast the current structure and the spatial and temporal distributions of microplastics within the study area. In conclusion, heavy rain and severe floods can dramatically increase the microplastic levels in the sea.},
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Floods caused by heavy rain carry significant amounts of pollutants into marine environments. This study evaluates the effect of multiple floods that occurred in the northeastern Mediterranean region in Turkey between December 2016 and January 2017 on the microplastic pollution in the Mersin Bay. Sampling was repeated in four different stations both before and after the flood period, and it was determined that in the four stations, there was an average of 539,189 MPs/km2 before the flood, and 7,699,716 MPs/km² afterwards, representing a 14-fold increase. Fourteen different polymer types were detected in an ATR FT-IR analysis, eight of which were not found in samples collected before the floods. The most common polymer type was identified as polyethylene both pre- and post-flood. The mean particle size, which was 2.37 mm in the pre-flood period, decreased to 1.13 mm in the post-flood period. A hydrodynamic modeling study was implemented to hindcast the current structure and the spatial and temporal distributions of microplastics within the study area. In conclusion, heavy rain and severe floods can dramatically increase the microplastic levels in the sea.
2017
Gündoğdu, Sedat; Çevik, Cem
Micro-and mesoplastics in Northeast Levantine coast of Turkey: the preliminary results from surface samples Journal Article
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 118, no. 1-2, pp. 341-347, 2017.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Iskenderun Bay, Levantine Sea, Marine litter, Mersin Bay, Mesoplastic, Microplastic
@article{Gündoğdu2017,
title = {Micro-and mesoplastics in Northeast Levantine coast of Turkey: the preliminary results from surface samples},
author = {Sedat Gündoğdu and Cem Çevik},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17302084},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-00-00},
journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
volume = {118},
number = {1-2},
pages = {341-347},
abstract = {The determination of the microplastic distribution will be beneficial as a measure of the potential effects on the environment. The Mediterranean Sea had a high risk of pollution as it was enclosed by highly populated and industrialized countries. Here, we determined the level of micro- and mesoplastic pollution in Iskenderun and Mersin Bays, located in the Northeastern Levantine coast of Turkey. The average level of both micro- and mesoplastic was determined to be 0.376 item/m2 at seven stations. The highest level was determined in Mersin Bay at the mouth of the Seyhan river (Station no. 7, with 906 items), and the lowest level was found in Station no. 4 in Iskenderun Bay (78 items). As a result of this study, it was determined that the microplastic pollution level in the Mediterranean coast of Turkey was similar to the other regions of the Mediterranean Sea.},
keywords = {Iskenderun Bay, Levantine Sea, Marine litter, Mersin Bay, Mesoplastic, Microplastic},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
The determination of the microplastic distribution will be beneficial as a measure of the potential effects on the environment. The Mediterranean Sea had a high risk of pollution as it was enclosed by highly populated and industrialized countries. Here, we determined the level of micro- and mesoplastic pollution in Iskenderun and Mersin Bays, located in the Northeastern Levantine coast of Turkey. The average level of both micro- and mesoplastic was determined to be 0.376 item/m2 at seven stations. The highest level was determined in Mersin Bay at the mouth of the Seyhan river (Station no. 7, with 906 items), and the lowest level was found in Station no. 4 in Iskenderun Bay (78 items). As a result of this study, it was determined that the microplastic pollution level in the Mediterranean coast of Turkey was similar to the other regions of the Mediterranean Sea.
Gündoğdu, Sedat; Çevik, Cem
Fouling assemblage of benthic plastic debris collected from Mersin Bay, NE Levantine coast of Turkey Journal Article
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 124, no. 1, pp. 147-154, 2017.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: ATR FT-IR, Biofouling, Marine plastic debris, Marine pollution, Mersin Bay
@article{Gündoğdu2017b,
title = {Fouling assemblage of benthic plastic debris collected from Mersin Bay, NE Levantine coast of Turkey},
author = {Sedat Gündoğdu and Cem Çevik},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17306045},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-00-00},
journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
volume = {124},
number = {1},
pages = {147-154},
abstract = {The Mediterranean is an ecosystem that faces more and more microplastic pollution every day. This causes the whole of the Mediterranean to face the negative effects of plastic pollution. This study examines the state of plastic debris and fouling organisms found on it in one of the areas most affected by plastic pollution, Mersin Bay. As a result, a total of 3.88 kg plastic (mean = 0,97 kg; \emph{n} = 120; 2670 item/km²; 86,3 kg/km²) was collected and based on the ATR-FTIR analysis, it was determined that this total contained 9 types of plastics. 17 different fouling \emph{sp}ecies belonging to 6 phylum (Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Cnidaria, Mollusca) 7 class and 11 order were discovered on plastics. Spirobranchus triqueter, Hydroides sp. and Neopycnodonte cochlear were the most abundant species. In the end, the example of Mersin Bay shows that plastic debris as a substrate can contain a very high diversity of life just like natural substrates.},
keywords = {ATR FT-IR, Biofouling, Marine plastic debris, Marine pollution, Mersin Bay},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
The Mediterranean is an ecosystem that faces more and more microplastic pollution every day. This causes the whole of the Mediterranean to face the negative effects of plastic pollution. This study examines the state of plastic debris and fouling organisms found on it in one of the areas most affected by plastic pollution, Mersin Bay. As a result, a total of 3.88 kg plastic (mean = 0,97 kg; n = 120; 2670 item/km²; 86,3 kg/km²) was collected and based on the ATR-FTIR analysis, it was determined that this total contained 9 types of plastics. 17 different fouling species belonging to 6 phylum (Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Cnidaria, Mollusca) 7 class and 11 order were discovered on plastics. Spirobranchus triqueter, Hydroides sp. and Neopycnodonte cochlear were the most abundant species. In the end, the example of Mersin Bay shows that plastic debris as a substrate can contain a very high diversity of life just like natural substrates.
