Marine debris, defined as any persistent manufactured or processed solid material
discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment, has been …

Aquatic environments are one of the final destinations for microplastics. In this review, a
combination of systematic and narrative literature review was conducted to identify and …

Ingestion and egestion of microplastics by copepods in the Black Sea was assessed for the
first time. Composition and concentration of microplastics in the water column was also …

In this study, the abundance, and characteristics of the microplastics on the southern coast of
the Black Sea were assessed. More than 70% of the detected microplastics were smaller …

Microplastics have become a global threat to sandy beach ecosystems. To efficiently
manage this threat, potential sources of microplastics should be deeply understood, which …

Microplastic (MP) contamination is a serious threat to today's marine life. Therefore, this
study investigates MP ingestion in three commercial fish species (European anchovy …

Marine litter is widely distributed in marine environments and has been a severe concern
worldwide, due to the disposal of waste from diverse sources. The severity of this threat has …

Turkey is one of the major plastic pollution sources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
This review summarizes present information, data, and legislation on plastic pollution in …

This paper presents a quantitative and qualitative diagnosis of the current state of marine
litter along the northern coastline of Agadir, located on the central Atlantic coast of Morocco …

Stranded marine debris (MD) has become a hot topic on Bali Island because it threatens
coastal tourism sustainability. This study aims to investigate the spatiotemporal abundance …