Microplastic contamination on the lower Chao Phraya: Abundance, characteristic and interaction with heavy metals

Ta, Anh Tuan; Babel, Sandhya

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127234

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“…Another possibility is to perform a double extraction of elements: (i) from an acidic leaching to determine which elements are labile and (ii) from an acidic digestion to determine total element concentrations. Numerous studies have determined total metals concentrations in plastics by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] , but this will be the first time for this joint approach consisting of coupling acidic leaching and digestion to ICP-MS or ICP-AES (atomic emission spectrometry) measurements. Our innovative approach aims to determine which elements are additive or adsorbed to the plastics, and their bioavailability to the biota.…”

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Metals in microplastics: determining which are additive, adsorbed, and bioavailable

Catrouillet

Davranche

Khatib

et al. 2021

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts

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Metals in microplastics: determining which are additive, adsorbed, and bioavailable

Catrouillet

Davranche

Khatib

et al. 2021

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts

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“…However, some studies mention that PE and PP have a greater capacity to absorb hydrophobic organic pollutants than other polymers (Fotopoulou and Karapanagioti, 2012;Yamashita et al, 2019). Several studies consulted, PE and PP were reported as one of the predominant polymers in samples of seawater, freshwater, and sediments (Chen et al, 2020;Frias et al, 2010;Lo et al, 2019;Pannetier et al, 2019;Ta and Babel, 2020). Thus, the bioavailability of the pollutants sorbed onto PE and PP microplastics may be of public concern.…”

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Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends

Torres

Dioses-Salinas

Pizarro-Ortega

et al. 2021

Science of The Total Environment

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“…For example, lead (Pb) released from PVC affects the gene expression in zebrafish [63] . Moreover, microplastics would adsorb persistent organic pollutants (e.g., PCBs, PAHs, DDTs, and PBDEs) and heavy metals (e.g., Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cd, and Zn) due to their larger specific surface area and hydrophobicity [64][65][66][67] thus increasing the toxicity of microplastics. At the same time, persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals can cause secretion disorders, mutations, and cancer in organisms.…”

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Pollution status of microplastics in the freshwater environment of China: a mini review

Zhao¹,

Zhou²,

Yan³

et al. 2022

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In the last few years, the pollution of microplastics in freshwater environments such as rivers, lakes, and reservoirs has aroused widespread concerns. In this review, rich and appropriate data on microplastics, in the freshwater ecosystem of China, was collected. Following this microplastics in surface waters, sediments, and biota, of the freshwater system, were thoroughly analyzed. The results show that microplastics are widespread in the freshwater environment of China. At the same time, the abundance of microplastics is positively correlated with both intensive human activities and urbanization. The risk index of microplastics is relatively high in the water of Yellow River (654 items/L), Yangtze River (9.20 × 105 items/km2), and Pearl River regions (7571 items/m3). The prevalent shapes of microplastics, in water and sediments, are fragments and fibers. Moreover, the particle size of microplastics is mainly less than 2 mm. In fact, PP and PE are found to be the main polymer types in the freshwater environment of China. Bivalves and freshwater fish are the main research objects of microplastics pollution in China. In parallel to that, the abundance of microplastics, in each aquatic organism, varied from a few to a dozen. Additionally, the characteristics of microplastics in organisms are mainly fibers smaller than 1 mm. Fundamentally, the key two sources of microplastics, in the freshwater environment of China, are wastewater discharge and surface runoff. It is noteworthy that microplastics, in a freshwater environment, does not only cause environmental pollution but harms aquatic organisms, too. Finally, microplastics can reach the human body, through the food chain, causing potential health issues.

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Microplastic contamination on the lower Chao Phraya: Abundance, characteristic and interaction with heavy metals

Cited by 92 publications

References 54 publications

Metals in microplastics: determining which are additive, adsorbed, and bioavailable

Metals in microplastics: determining which are additive, adsorbed, and bioavailable

Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends

Pollution status of microplastics in the freshwater environment of China: a mini review

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