Küresel Tehdit Mikroplastiklerin Kaynakları, Adsorpsiyonu ve Toksisitesi

Yıl 2020, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2, 120 - 136, 01.12.2020

Esra Ucuncu

Öz

Plastik kontaminasyonu; günümüzde oldukça endişe uyandırmakta ve organizmalar için belirsiz bir tehdit oluşturmaktadır. Nano ve mikroplastiklerin, sucul ve karasal ekosistemlerde konsantrasyonları hızla artmaktadır. Bu alandaki sınırlı sayıdaki çalışmalar; mikroplastiklerin toksik etkileri, ortamdan temizlenebilirliği, ortamlardaki diğer kirleticiler ile sinerjistik-antagonistik etkileşimleri gibi pek çok konuda yetersiz kalmakta ve yeni çalışmalar ile desteklenmesi gerekmektedir. Bu derleme çalışması ile tatlı su ekosistemlerinde dahi tespit edilmiş olan ve endişe uyandıran kirleticiler arasında gösterilen mikroplastikler ile ilgili genel bir bakış sunulması hedeflenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Adsorpsiyon, Çevre Kirliliği, Ekotoksikoloji, Mikroplastik

Sources, Adsorption and Toxicity of Global Threat Microplastics

Öz

Plastic contamination is highly concerned nowadays and poses an uncertain threat to organisms. The concentrations of nano and microplastics in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are increasing rapidly. Limited number of studies in this field; the toxic effects of microplastics, removal efficiency from the environment, synergistic-antagonistic interactions with other contaminants in the media are insufficient in many issues and it should be supported by new studies. With this review study, it is aimed to provide an overview of the microplastics that have been detected even in freshwater environments and which are among the alarming contaminants.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Adsorption, Environmental pollution, Ecotoxicology, Microplastic

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