TY  - JOUR
T1  - Kentsel Alanlarda Sigara İzmariti Yoğunluğu ve Dağılımının Değerlendirilmesi: Kampüs Alanlarında Sigara İzmariti Kirlilik İndeksi Geliştirilmesi
TT  - Assessment of Cigarette Butt Density and Distribution in Urban Areas: Development of a Cigarette Butt Pollution Index for Campus Areas
AU  - Akarsu, Ceyhun
AU  - Esmer, Yusuf
AU  - Kaya, Tuğba
AU  - Sivri, Nüket
PY  - 2024
DA  - December
Y2  - 2024
DO  - 10.35229/jaes.1561944
JF  - Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences
JO  - JAES
PB  - Bülent VEREP
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2548-0006
SP  - 607
EP  - 615
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
LA  - tr
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KW  - Sigara izmaritleri
KW  - Kirlilik indeksi
KW  - Akran etkisi
KW  - Çevresel etkiler
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