Microplastic Occurrence in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) from northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Ece KILIÇ; Nebil YÜCEL; Cemal TURAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.1159300

Makale detayları

Microplastic Occurrence in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) from northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Yazarlar:

Ece KILIÇ | Nebil YÜCEL | Cemal TURAN

Yayıncı:

Cemal TURAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekoloji

Dergi:

Natural and Engineering Sciences 2022 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.200-213

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2022

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000609530

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2458-8989

pISSN:

2458-8989

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.1159300

Özet:

 

Nowadays, the majority of marine debris consists of microplastic particles. For that reason, microplastic pollution in marine environments and its potential impacts on marine animals has been extensively studied. This study was developed to investigate the bioindicator potential of Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) for the monitoring of microplastic pollution. A totally, 21 individuals were sampled from Iskenderun Bay, northeastern Mediterranean Sea on April 2022, and their gastrointestinal tracts were examined for microplastic occurrence. Mean microplastic abundance was found as 2.06±1.88 particles/individual in positive samples and 1.47±1.83 particles/individual in total samples. The microplastic detection rate was estimated as 71%. In terms of color, black (55%), blue (32%), red (10%) and brown (3%) microplastic particles were detected. Among all, the majority of the extracted particles were fiber in shape (93%) and followed by fragments (7%). The high frequency of detection and microplastic abundance estimated in this study showed that this specie could be used to monitor microplastic pollution in marine environments.

Makale detayları

Microplastic Occurrence in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) from northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Yazarlar: Ece KILIÇ | Nebil YÜCEL | Cemal TURAN

Yayıncı: Cemal TURAN

Ana Başlıklar: Ekoloji

Dergi: Natural and Engineering Sciences 2022 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.200-213

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2022

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000609530

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2458-8989

pISSN: 2458-8989

DOI: https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.1159300

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ece KILIÇ | Nebil YÜCEL | Cemal TURAN

Yayıncı:

Cemal TURAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekoloji

Dergi:

Natural and Engineering Sciences 2022 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.200-213

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2022

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000609530

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2458-8989

pISSN:

2458-8989

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.1159300