TÜRKİYE’NİN EGE VE AKDENİZ KIYILARINDA BULUNAN BAZI BÖLGELERİNDEKİ MİKROPLASTİK (MP) KİRLİLİĞİNİN ARAŞTIRILMASI

Öz

Sürdürülebilirlik ilkesi kapsamında denizlerimizi korumak ve gelecek nesillere temiz bir çevre bırakmak başlıca görevimizdir. Deniz ortamında son yıllarda karşımıza çıkan mikroplastik kirliliği endişe verici boyutlara ulaşmaktadır. Özellikle turistler için cazibe merkezi haline gelen Akdeniz ve Ege Denizlerinde mikroplastik kirliliği dikkat çekici bir konudur. Bu çalışma kapsamında Türkiye’ye kıyısı olan iki denizde üç farklı plaja ait su numunelerinde mikroplastik tespiti üzerine çalışılmıştır. Elde edilen verilere göre en fazla ipliksi daha sonra parçacık yapılı ve daha sonra naylon yapıda mikroplastikler tespit edilmiştir. Naylon yapıdaki mikroplastikler beyaz renkli, parçacık yapıdakiler, yeşil ve sarı, ipliksi yapıdakiler ise kırmızı, beyaz, mavi, siyah ve yeşil yapıda olup yoğunluğuna göre Beyaz>Sarı>Kırmızı> Mavi> Yeşil olarak tespit edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Mikroplastik
• Ege Denizi
• Akdeniz
• Deniz Kirliliği
• Sürdürülebilirlik

INVESTIGATION OF MICROPLASTIC (MP) POLLUTION IN SOME REGIONS OF THE AEGEAN AND MEDITERRANEAN COASTS OF TÜRKİYE

Öz

In accordance with the principle of sustainability, it is the primary responsibility of the present generation to protect the world's seas and ensure a clean environment is left for future generations. The microplastic pollution that has been observed in the marine environment in recent years has reached levels that are of significant concern. The issue of microplastic pollution has become a matter of particular concern in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, which have become increasingly popular tourist destinations. This study set out with the objective of investigating the presence of microplastics in water samples from three different beaches located in two seas that border Türkiye. The data obtained revealed a sequential occurrence of microplastic detection, with filamentous microplastics identified first, followed by particle-structured microplastics, and subsequently, nylon-structured microplastics. The microplastics were categorised according to their structural characteristics and colour. Nylon-structured microplastics were white, particle-structured microplastics were green and yellow, and filamentous microplastics were red, white, blue, black and green and detected as white>yellow>red>blue>green according to their density.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Microplastic
• Aegean Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Marine Pollution
• Sustainability

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