The Threat of Microplastics Is Growing in the Mediterranean
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Sinan Can, President of the Mersin Branch of the Chamber of Environmental Engineers (ÇMO), drew attention to the rapidly increasing microplastic pollution on the Mediterranean coast and issued critical warnings! This environmental disaster, triggered primarily by terrestrial waste carried from the Seyhan and Ceyhan rivers, threatens all areas, from tourism and fishing to human health via the food chain.
Sinan Can, Head of the Mersin Branch of the Chamber of Environmental Engineers, stated that the increasing microplastic pollution on the Mediterranean coast threatens the food chain and tourism. Sources of pollution include industrial activities, urban discharges and waste imports. Can emphasized that fishermen attract plastic instead of fish to their nets, noting the importance of basin-based solutions and advanced wastewater treatment plants.
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