Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: In this study, 28 trawl operations were carried out from four different bays (Gulf of Kuşadası, Gulf of Güllük, Gulf of Gökova and Marmaris) in eastern Aegean Sea between December 2008 and March 2011.Sampled litters were separated by materials: glass, plastic, metal, wooden and others.Totally, as percentage, plastic material comprises the biggest group (48%) and it is followed by metal (25%), glass (12%), others (12%) and wooden (3%).Also regional litter densities were calculated for regions as 1692.0 item/km 2 for Marmaris, 796.0 item/km 2 for Gulf of Güllük, 175.0 item/km 2 for Gulf of Kuşadası, and 58.0 item/km 2 for Gulf of Gökova.
Source: OALib
Authors: Hasan Cerim, Halit Filiz, Anil Gülsahin, Mustafa Erdem
Institution: Muğla University
Language: English
Subfield: Pollution
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2013995233