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Microplastic litter composition of the Turkish territorial waters of the Mediterranean Sea, and its occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract of fish

Environmental Pollution · 2017 · Vol. 223 · pp. 286–294
Olgaç GüvenKerem GökdağBoris JovanovićAhmet E. Kıdeyş
Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesPlastic pollutionSedimentMarine debrisMicroplasticsMediterranean seaEnvironmental scienceMediterranean climatePollutionLitterSeawater

MeSH terms

AnimalsEnvironmental MonitoringFishesGastrointestinal ContentsMediterranean SeaPlasticsSeawaterTurkeyWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater Pollution, ChemicalFood ChainGastrointestinal TractEnvironmental PolicyAquatic Organisms

Funding

  • Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu
  • Ministerio de Fomento
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