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Microplastic Pollution in Rivers and Hydrodynamic Modeling
Original title: Nehirlerde Mikroplastik Kirliliği ve Hidrodinamik Modellenmesi
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This Turkish-language review covers microplastic pollution in rivers, including sources, transport mechanisms, and hydrodynamic modeling approaches. Rivers are the primary pathway by which microplastics move from land-based sources to the ocean.
Plastik atıklar, günümüzün en önemli çevresel sorunlarından biri olarak kabul edilmiştir. Bu atıkların kaynaklarının çoğu karasal olduğundan, çalışmalarda tatlı su ve karasal çevreye odaklanılmaktadır. Tatlı su kaynaklarından nehirler ise, denizlere ve okyanuslara mikroplastik taşıyan en önemli kaynaktır. Bu nedenle, nehirlerde mikroplastik kirliliğinin anlaşılabilmesi önemlidir. Bu derleme çalışmada mikroplastikler ve ekosistemlere giriş yolları, nehirlerde mikroplastiklerin akıbeti ve taşınımı ile ilgili yapılan hidrodinamik modellerin öncü çalışmaları incelenmiştir. Mikroplastiklerin nehirlerde taşınımında zamana ve mekana bağlı değişimi tartışılmıştır
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