Silent invaders of freshwater ecosystems: Unveiling the microplastic crisis threatening the world's largest soda lake (Lake Van, Türkiye)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F25%3A10512986" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/25:10512986 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=oevw_yOMi5" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=oevw_yOMi5</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2025.102604" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jglr.2025.102604</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Silent invaders of freshwater ecosystems: Unveiling the microplastic crisis threatening the world's largest soda lake (Lake Van, Türkiye)
Original language description
This study aims to assess the status of microplastic (MP) pollution in Lake Van (T & uuml;rkiye), a vital freshwater ecosystem with a unique ecological significance. The objectives were to determine MP abundance, size distribution, type and polymer composition, and potential ecological risks to fish species. Comprehensive sampling was conducted at eight stations for water, while three of these stations specifically focused on the gastrointestinal tracts of fish. The findings indicate a high prevalence of MPs, particularly in areas with significant human activity, such as station 1 at Sapur (mean +/- SD 69.08 +/- 22.3 MP/m3) and station 6 at Gevas, (72.41 +/- 26.9 MP/ m3). Fibers were dominant in both water and fish samples, with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) being the most commonly identified polymers. This study highlights the occurrence of MPs in endemic and/or economically important fish species such as tarek (Alburnus tarichi) (mean 1.50-2.25 MP/indiv.), Van loach (Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus) (mean 0.55 MP/indiv.), lizard barbel (Barbus lacerta) (mean 0.57 MP/ indiv.), and Levantine scraper (Capoeta damascina) (mean 1.00-1.75 MP/indiv.). These findings highlight the potential ecological risks posed by MP contamination for ecosystem, fish, and human health, and the urgent need for targeted mitigation strategies to reduce MP pollution. The study provides critical baseline data for understanding MP dynamics in Lake Van and contributes to the broader understanding of freshwater MP contamination on a global scale.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Great Lakes Research
ISSN
0380-1330
e-ISSN
2773-0719
Volume of the periodical
51
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
CA - CANADA
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
102604
UT code for WoS article
001540922200019
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105005842057