Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering Department, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
Environmental Engineering Department, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320, Istanbul, Turkey.
Environ Monit Assess. 2020 Jul 12;192(8):508. doi: 10.1007/s10661-020-08474-0.
The Turkish Straits System (TSS) is a dangerous and narrow waterway extending between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea, including the Bosphorus, the Dardanelles, and the Marmara Sea and the Gulf of Izmit. The western banks of the TSS constitute the geographic starting point of the European continent, while the banks to the east are the beginnings of the Asia. TSS is considered one of the most strategically significant waterways of the world. This waterway is the main trading routes linking the Black Sea riparian countries to the world markets. As a result, the density in marine traffic through the TSS has recently reached alarmingly high levels. The aim of this study was to estimate the amount of plastic waste generated aboard merchant ships during their passage through the TSS during the period 2006-2017. This potential resource of waste would potentially impact on the Marmara Sea and its natural environment. The results of this study revealed that merchant ships crossing the TSS generated an average of 187.6 m of plastic waste per year. This result suggests that the threat given by the ships crossing this strait is approximately 1% of the total amount of waste recorded in the TSS coastals.
土耳其海峡系统（TSS）是一条连接黑海和爱琴海的危险而狭窄的水道，包括博斯普鲁斯海峡、达达尼尔海峡和马尔马拉海以及伊兹米特湾。TSS 的西岸构成了欧洲大陆的地理起点，而东岸则是亚洲的起点。TSS 被认为是世界上最重要的战略水道之一。这条水道是连接黑海沿岸国家与世界市场的主要贸易路线。因此，最近通过 TSS 的海上交通密度已经达到了惊人的高水平。本研究的目的是估计 2006 年至 2017 年期间商船在通过 TSS 期间产生的塑料废物量。这种潜在的废物资源可能会对马尔马拉海及其自然环境造成影响。本研究的结果表明，通过 TSS 的商船每年产生的塑料废物平均为 187.6 米。这一结果表明，穿越这条海峡的船只所带来的威胁大约是在 TSS 沿岸记录的总废物量的 1%。
