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Glitters as a Source of Primary Microplastics: An Approach to Environmental Responsibility and Ethics

Yurtsever, Meral (SPRINGER, 2019)

This paper is about glitters, one of the sources of primary microplastics, which, in turn, are deemed an emerging source of pollutants affecting the environment. Today, most glitters available on the market are essentially ...
Microplastic pollution threat in table salt that an abiotic sea product

Yurtsever, Meral (EGE UNIV, FAC FISHERIES, 2018)

In the nature, the plastics are broken down to smaller pieces, producing microplastics (<5mm), through exposure to elements such as air, wind, sunlight, water, as well as due to anthropogenic effects. Microplastic pollution ...
Tiny, shiny, and colorful microplastics: Are regular glitters a significant source of microplastics?

Yurtsever, Meral (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2019)

Used in significant volumes in make-up, craft activities, and -more recently- in textile products, glitters are among single-use plastics, and are often made of polyethylene terephthalate. Even though a wealth of studies ...