How much do we know about the microplastic distribution in the Mediterranean Sea: A comprehensive review.

Autor: Terzi Y; Department of Fisheries Technology Engineering, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye; Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye., Gündoğdu S; Department of Basic Sciences, Cukurova University, Faculty of Fisheries, 01330 Adana, Türkiye. Electronic address: sgundogdu@cu.edu.tr., Tekman MB; Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Türkiye., Gedik K; Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53100 Rize, Türkiye., Ustaoğlu D; Department of Fisheries Technology Engineering, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye; Aquatic Animal Health and Molecular Genetic (AQUANETIC) Laboratory, Department of Chemistry Block C, Karadeniz Technical University, 61530 Trabzon, Türkiye., Ismail NP; Department of Fisheries Technology Engineering, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye., Altinpinar İ; Department of Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye., Öztürk RÇ; Department of Fisheries Technology Engineering, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye; Aquatic Animal Health and Molecular Genetic (AQUANETIC) Laboratory, Department of Chemistry Block C, Karadeniz Technical University, 61530 Trabzon, Türkiye., Aydın İ; General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ankara, Türkiye.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2024 Nov; Vol. 208, pp. 117049. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 01.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117049
Abstrakt: The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most heavily polluted regions. Here we comprehensively review the current state of microplastic pollution in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. A total of 284 studies published between 2012 and 2023 were analyzed, revealing a continuous increase in research efforts. Our review encompassed microplastic monitoring studies across five environmental matrices: the sea surface, water column, intertidal sediment, bottom sediment, and biota, with a predominant focus observed in biota-related studies with fish, molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms being the primary focus. The study found that species such as Mullus barbatus, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Nephrops norvegicus, and Holothuria tubulosa are frequently studied species. The review also emphasizes the lack of standardized methodologies across studies, which hampers the comparability of results and the synthesis of data. The findings of this study provide a critical evaluation of the current research landscape and identify significant knowledge gaps, particularly in the underrepresented southern Mediterranean and Black Sea regions, calling for more balanced research efforts and methodological consistency in future studies.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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