The world has been grappling with the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a
year. Various sectors have been affected by COVID-19 and its consequences. The waste …

The increasing amount of marine litter pollution and its impact on the marine environment
raises global concern. This study aims to reveal the effect of streams on marine litter density …

Rivers are undoubtedly the main pathway of waste dispersed in the environment that from
land reaches oceans and seas increasing the amount of marine litter. Major cities are a …

Spatial and temporal variations in marine litter density and composition along the
Southeastern Black Sea Coast were investigated. A total of 156,371 litter items weighing …

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic affected various aspects of human life. Municipal
waste management systems were affected by Covid-19 like other sectors. The purpose of …

Emerging Contaminants (ECs) refer to either synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals that
have been recently identified and whose environmental and public health risks have not …

The lockdown during the pandemic accounted for rise in water quality across the globe.
Examples include the Grand Canal in Italy, river Basin in Turkey, the Ganga river (from …

This book focuses on challenges that have arisen because of trash discharges and their
potential causes and provides long-term sustainable solutions. Globally, the COVID-19 …

Sea and coastal waters, especially beaches, face many problems that are negatively
affected by human activities and cause ecosystem degradation. In this study, the spatial and …

The effect of the recent technological developments in the world and the rapid increase in
production is a major environmental problem in our region in terms of human-induced solid …