Organic micropollutants in marine plastics debris from the open ocean and remote and urban beaches
- PMID: 21719036
- DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.06.004
Organic micropollutants in marine plastics debris from the open ocean and remote and urban beaches
Abstract
To understand the spatial variation in concentrations and compositions of organic micropollutants in marine plastic debris and their sources, we analyzed plastic fragments (∼10 mm) from the open ocean and from remote and urban beaches. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane and its metabolites (DDTs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), alkylphenols and bisphenol A were detected in the fragments at concentrations from 1 to 10,000 ng/g. Concentrations showed large piece-to-piece variability. Hydrophobic organic compounds such as PCBs and PAHs were sorbed from seawater to the plastic fragments. PCBs are most probably derived from legacy pollution. PAHs showed a petrogenic signature, suggesting the sorption of PAHs from oil slicks. Nonylphenol, bisphenol A, and PBDEs came mainly from additives and were detected at high concentrations in some fragments both from remote and urban beaches and the open ocean.
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Similar articles
-
Monitoring of a wide range of organic micropollutants on the Portuguese coast using plastic resin pellets.Mar Pollut Bull. 2013 May 15;70(1-2):296-302. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.008. Epub 2013 Mar 15. Mar Pollut Bull. 2013. PMID: 23499535
-
Persistent organic pollutants in plastic marine debris found on beaches in San Diego, California.Chemosphere. 2012 Jan;86(3):258-63. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.09.039. Epub 2011 Oct 19. Chemosphere. 2012. PMID: 22014466
-
PAHs, pesticides, personal care products and plastic additives in plastic debris from Spanish Mediterranean beaches.Sci Total Environ. 2019 Jun 20;670:672-684. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.216. Epub 2019 Mar 15. Sci Total Environ. 2019. PMID: 30909045
-
Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife.Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009 Jul 27;364(1526):2027-45. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0284. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009. PMID: 19528054 Free PMC article. Review.
-
Organic micropollutants in wet and dry depositions in the Venice Lagoon.Chemosphere. 2009 Aug;76(8):1017-22. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.04.063. Epub 2009 Jun 12. Chemosphere. 2009. PMID: 19524283 Review.
Cited by
-
A review on enhanced microplastics derived from biomedical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic with its toxicity, health risks, and biomarkers.Environ Res. 2023 Jan 1;216(Pt 1):114434. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114434. Epub 2022 Oct 7. Environ Res. 2023. PMID: 36209789 Free PMC article. Review.
-
An In Situ Experiment to Evaluate the Aging and Degradation Phenomena Induced by Marine Environment Conditions on Commercial Plastic Granules.Polymers (Basel). 2022 Mar 10;14(6):1111. doi: 10.3390/polym14061111. Polymers (Basel). 2022. PMID: 35335441 Free PMC article.
-
The Known and Unknown: Investigating the Carcinogenic Potential of Plastic Additives.Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Jun 18;58(24):10445-10457. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c06840. Epub 2024 Jun 3. Environ Sci Technol. 2024. PMID: 38830620 Free PMC article.
-
Sorption of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Microplastics.Polymers (Basel). 2023 Apr 26;15(9):2050. doi: 10.3390/polym15092050. Polymers (Basel). 2023. PMID: 37177197 Free PMC article.
-
New Insights into the Mechanisms of Toxicity of Aging Microplastics.Toxics. 2024 Oct 8;12(10):726. doi: 10.3390/toxics12100726. Toxics. 2024. PMID: 39453146 Free PMC article.
Publication types
MeSH terms
Substances
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Other Literature Sources
