Impact of Microplastic Pollution on Biota in the Turkish Territorial Waters

Abstract

Plastics are high demand raw material with applications in many industries due to their low costs and easily processable structures. Increasing plastic production in line with the high demand and inadequate waste management of plastic waste gives rise to accumulation of these wastes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It has been reported that microscopic size plastics (microplastics) (

Keywords

• kemikli balıklar
• omurgasızlar
• zooplankton
• kirlilik değerlendirmesi