Detection of Microplastics in the Erzurum Plain

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1, 89 - 99, 29.06.2025

Hiranur Aydın , Pınar Özer , Simay Aldağ , Şeymanur Çobanoğlu , Ayşenur Yazıcı

https://doi.org/10.33484/sinopfbd.1564062

Öz

In this study, microplastic accumulation in soil and water samples collected from Erzurum Plain was investigated. The sizes and morphologies of the detected microplastics were analyzed using light microscopy, while their detailed characterizations were performed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results revealed that microplastics ranging in size from 1 mm to 10 mm were composed of various polymers including styrene butadiene, microcrystalline waxes, high-density polyethylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and polypropylene. These findings are significant since they represent the first report to highlight microplastic pollution in the Erzurum Plain.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Microplastic , Erzurum , FT-IR , SEM analysis

Proje Numarası

TUBİTAK 2209A-Lisans Öğrenci Projesi

Erzurum Ovasındaki Mikroplastiklerin Tespit Edilmesi

Öz

Bu çalışmada, Erzurum Ovasından toplanan toprak ve su örneklerinde mikroplastik birikimi araştırılmıştır. Tespit edilen mikroplastiklerin boyutları ve morfolojileri ışık mikroskobu ile, karakterizasyonları ise taramalı elektron mikroskobu (SEM) ve Fourier dönüşümlü kızılötesi spektroskopisi (FT-IR) teknikleri ile belirlenmiştir. Sonuçlarda, boyutları 1 mm ile 10 mm arasında değişen mikroplastiklerin stiren bütadien, mikrokristal mumlar, yüksek yoğunluklu polietilen, akrilonirtil butadiedn stiren ve polipropilen gibi polimerlerden oluştuğu görüldü. Bu sonuçlar, Erzurum Ovasında mikroplastik kirliliğine dikkat çeken ilk rapor olma özelliği açısından önemlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mikroplastik , Erzurum , FT-IR , SEM analizi

Destekleyen Kurum

TUBİTAK

Proje Numarası

TUBİTAK 2209A-Lisans Öğrenci Projesi

Teşekkür

Bu çalışma Hiranur Aydın’ın yürütücülüğünde ve Ayşenur Yazıcı’nın danışmanlığında yapılan TÜBİTAK 2209-A Projesi kapsamında desteklenmiştir.

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