Capping production of new plastics will help cut their release to the environment — and brings other benefits, from boosting the value of plastics to helping tackle climate change. Summary: An international group of experts says the production of new plastics should...
A new article written by our group leader Dr Sedat Gundogdu and his colleague Dr Tony R. Walker was published in the highly reputable journal Marine Pollution Bulletin. The paper discussed Turkey’s decision on waste trade with an emphasis on marine plastic...
First results of our project Microbeach has been published in Environmental Pollution journal. In this study, 13 coastal areas in Iskenderun Bay (NE Levantine coast of Turkey) were sampled in May 2018 to investigate meso and macroplastic (0.5–123.4 cm) pollution. A...
In August 2018, 5 liters of water samples were taken daily for 6 days from the influent and effluent water of the treatment plants that were treated 1.5 million population inhabited in Seyhan and Yüreğir districts of Adana province. It has been revealed that 1 million...
