Investigation of Microplastic Behavior under Wave and Current Effect

Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) in marine environment is a major environmental problem around the world. In addition, their distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste is estimated to have entered the ocean from land. Investigation of how MP particles are transported or trapped (retention) from coastal and marine sources is crucial to quantify and define the global inventory of marine plastics debris. Thus, critical information may be obtained for mitigation of MPs or policy strategies. Recent studies showed that besides, the influence of hydrodynamic conditions on MP transport behavior the physical properties of MP (specific gravity, shape etc.) are effective parameters. Particle Dean Number (Ωp) and shape factor are used to identify MP migration. The purpose of this review was to present literature review of MPs transportation under wave and current effects, MPs retention mechanism and MPs behaviors in marine environment.

Keywords

• Microplastic
• Marine Environment
• Wave
• Current

MİKROPLASTİKLERİN DALGA VE AKINTI ETKİSİNDE DAVRANIŞININ İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Deniz ortamında bulunan plastik kalıntıları Dünya çapında büyük bir çevre sorunudur. Ayrıca, okyanuslardaki MP’lerin dağılımı haritalandırıldığında bu plastik atıkların çoğunun deniz ortamına karadan girdiği tahmin edilmektedir. MP’lerin nasıl taşındığının ve deniz ortamında nasıl tutulduğunun incelenmesi, kaynaklarının belirlenmesi ve deniz plastiklerinin küresel envanterinin saptanması çok önemlidir. Böylece plastik kirleticilerin azaltımı ve buna yönelik stratejilerin belirlenmesi için önemli bilgiler elde edilebilir. Son yıllarda yapılan çalışmalar deniz ortamında meydana gelen hidrodinamik etkilerin yanı sıra MP’lerin farklı fiziksel özelliklerinin de (özgül kütle ve şekil vb.) taşınım üzerinde oldukça etkili olduğu tespit etmiştir. Bu durumu tarif etmek üzere partikülün şekil faktörü ya da partikül Dean sayısını (Ωp) gibi boyutsuz parametreler kullanılmıştır. Bu derlemede, MP’lerin deniz ortamında davranışları ile tutulmasında etkili mekanizmalar ve MP taşınımında etkili olan dalga akıntı etkisi üzerine yapılan çalışmaların irdelenmesi amaçlanmıştır

Keywords

• Mikroplastik
• Deniz ortamı
• Dalga
• Akıntı

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