Yiğithan Kazancı*, Orhan Gündüz, Neval Baycan
* Reserach Assistant & Izmir Institute of Technology
There is still a lack of sufficient applications of microplastics in terrestrial water masses. Although rivers have been studied less than lakes, there are more studies on sediment transport in rivers than on water mass transport. In particular, the absence of a standard method that is widely accepted for microplastic analysis undermines the comparability of the studies. There are no modeling studies that can simultaneously simulate the mechanisms of microplastics (settling, resuspension, uptake by microorganisms and plant roots, biofouling, etc.). Detailed studies are needed on these topics.