SUF332 Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystems

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Course Goal / Objective

The aim of the course is to create knowledge about the sources, effects, distribution dynamics, and transformation processes of plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems, including the methods used in researching plastic and microplastic pollution

Course Content

The course will cover topics such as: What is plastic? What are the different types of plastic? The historical development of plastic production, the sources of plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems, how plastic pollution enters aquatic environments, the classification of plastics based on size and shape, microplastics, the dynamics of microplastic formation, the areas of microplastic accumulation in aquatic environments, the effects of microplastic pollution on living organisms, the relationship between microplastic pollution and associated chemical pollution, research methods for investigating microplastic pollution, research methods for investigating macroplastic pollution, and plastic and microplastic pollution in Turkish freshwater and marine environments. The course will draw on various sources and current scientific studies.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Gündoğdu, S., Çevik, C., & Karaca, S. (2017). Fouling assemblage of benthic plastic debris collected from Mersin Bay, NE Levantine coast of Turkey. Marine pollution bulletin, 124(1), 147-154. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17306045 Gündoğdu, S., & Çevik, C. (2017). Micro-and mesoplastics in Northeast Levantine coast of Turkey: The preliminary results from surface samples. Marine pollution bulletin, 118(1-2), 341-347. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17302084 Gündoğdu, S. (2017). Türkiye’nin kuzeydoğu Levant kıyısındaki İskenderun Körfezi’nde yüksek düzeyde mikroplastik kirliliği. Su Ürünleri Dergisi, 34(4), 401-408. http://dergipark.gov.tr/egejfas/issue/29803/329228 Gündoğdu, Sedat. “Contamination of table salts from Turkey with microplastics.” Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A (2018): 1-9. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19440049.2018.1447694 Gündoğdu, S., Çevik, C., Ayat, B., Aydoğan, B., & Karaca, S. (2018). How microplastics quantities increase with flood events? An example from Mersin Bay NE Levantine coast of Turkey. Environmental Pollution, 239, 342-350. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749118300939 Gündoğdu, S., Çevik, C., Güzel, E., & Kilercioğlu, S. (2018). Microplastics in municipal wastewater treatment plants in Turkey: a comparison of the influent and secondary effluent concentrations. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 190(11), 626. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-018-7010-y Gündoğdu, S., Yeşilyurt, İ. N., & Erbaş, C., (2018). Potential interaction between plastic litter and green turtle Chelonia mydas during nesting in an extremely polluted beach. Marine pollution bulletin, 140, 138-145. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X19300426 Gündoğdu, S., & Çevik, C. (2019). Mediterranean dirty edge: High level of meso and macroplastics pollution on the Turkish coast. Environmental Pollution, 113351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113351

Notes

Ayat, B., Aydoğan, B., Gündoğdu, S. (2022). Modeling the Fate and Transport of Microplastics in Coastal Areas. In Book: Microplastic Pollution: Environmental Occurrence and Treatment Technologies, Springer Nature. 241. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-89220-3 Gündogdu, S., Rathod, N., Hassoun, A., Jamroz, E., Kulawik, A., Gokbulut, C., Aït-Kaddour A., Özogul, F. (2022). The impact of nano/micro-plastics toxicity on seafood quality and human health: facts and gaps, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2033684 Gündoğdu, R., Önder, D., Gündoğdu, S., & Gwinnett, C. (2022). Microplastics Derived From Disposable Greenhouse Plastic Films and Irrigation Pipes: A Case Study From Turkey. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-21911-6 Bergmann, M., Almroth, B. C., Brander, S. M., Dey, T., Green, D. S., Gundogdu, S., … & Walker, T. R. (2022). A global plastic treaty must cap production. Science, 376(6592), 469-470. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq0082 Akça, M. O. , Gundogdu, S. & Turgay, O. C. (2022). Çilek üretiminde plastik malç uygulamasından kaynaklı toprakta plastik birikiminin belirlenmesi . Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Dergisi. Volume 10, Issue 2, 165 – 176 https://doi.org/10.33409/tbbbd.1185820 Gündoğdu, S., Köşker A.R. (2023).Microplastic contamination in canned fish sold in Turkey. PeerJ 10:e14627 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14627 Green DS, Almroth BC, Altman R, et al (2023) Time to kick the butt of the most common litter item in the world: Ban cigarette filters. Science of the Total Environment. 161256. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2022.161256

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