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Transportation of microplastic during high-flow and low-flow seasons in southeastern Black Sea: A modelling approach

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Title Transportation of microplastic during high-flow and low-flow seasons in southeastern Black Sea: A modelling approach
 
Creator Yazir, D
Terzi, Y
Erüz, C
 
Subject Black Sea
ECOMSED model
Microplastic
Modelling
Plastic
Transportation
 
Description 663-670
Predicting the transportation patterns of microplastic particles is crucial for assessing the environmental risks. The
present work studied the transportation and accumulation of floating microplastic particles released from the largest river
basin (Değirmendere), on the southeastern Black Sea coast. A total of 2 scenarios were simulated for high-flow and
low-flow seasons to predict the effect of freshwater input on the concentration, transportation and accumulation patterns of
microplastic particles by using a Lagrangian model; the Estuarine, Coastal Ocean Model with Sediment Transport
(ECOMSED) model. Microplastic concentration varied between 168 – 1412 particle/m3 and 0 – 843 particle/m3 in the
high-flow and low-flow seasons, respectively. Microplastic particles released from the river showed different accumulation
patterns with time. However, the particles tended to accumulate on coastal waters in both scenarios. The present study
provides a baseline for determining the hotspots for the accumulation of floating microplastic particles to assess optimal
sampling locations and risk assessment in the southeastern Black Sea.
 
Date 2022-11-24T05:55:51Z
2022-11-24T05:55:51Z
2022-11
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2582-6727 (Online); 2582-6506 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/60919
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijms.v51i08.49207
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source IJMS Vol.51(08) [August 2022]