Environmental fate and behavior of nanoplastics : Implication of physico-chemical processes

Abstract : Plastics are the third most-produced material on Earth and a significant proportion (>25%) ends up in the environment. To elucidate the risks that this contamination can cause, it is necessary to track the sources, transport pathways, and sinks of plastic debris in the environment. Thi...

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Main Author: Pradel, Alice
Other Authors: Géosciences Rennes (GR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Rennes, Julien Gigault
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2021
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spelling ftinsu:oai:HAL:tel-03597424v1 2024-02-11T10:08:33+01:00 Environmental fate and behavior of nanoplastics : Implication of physico-chemical processes Comportement et devenir environnemental des nanoplastiques : quels processus physico-chimiques ? Pradel, Alice Géosciences Rennes (GR) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Université de Rennes Julien Gigault 2021-11-25 https://theses.hal.science/tel-03597424 https://theses.hal.science/tel-03597424/document https://theses.hal.science/tel-03597424/file/PRADEL_Alice.pdf en eng HAL CCSD NNT: 2021REN1B039 tel-03597424 https://theses.hal.science/tel-03597424 https://theses.hal.science/tel-03597424/document https://theses.hal.science/tel-03597424/file/PRADEL_Alice.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess https://theses.hal.science/tel-03597424 Earth Sciences. Université de Rennes, 2021. English. &#x27E8;NNT : 2021REN1B039&#x27E9; Contamination Colloid Transport Transfer Organic Matter Colloïde Transfert Matière organique [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis Theses 2021 ftinsu 2024-01-24T17:29:52Z Abstract : Plastics are the third most-produced material on Earth and a significant proportion (>25%) ends up in the environment. To elucidate the risks that this contamination can cause, it is necessary to track the sources, transport pathways, and sinks of plastic debris in the environment. This has proven difficult since plastic degrades into particles that are too small to sample and quantify. In particular, nanoplastics (<1μm), which are colloidal particles, could form a substantial fraction of the global budget of plastic debris. Therefore, the goal of this was to investigate where nanoplastics may accumulate, by studying physicochemical processes in lab experiments. Throughout this work, special attention has been devoted to the environmental relevance of the nanoplastic models used. First, nanoplastics’ aggregation dynamics was investigated since it impacts downstream transport processes. Then, this work studied nanoplastics' transfer through two environmental interfaces. These have physicochemical gradients suspected to control nanoplastics’ fate: porous media (as a proxy for soils, sediments and aquifers) and the interface between saltwater and ice (as a proxy for seawater/sea ice interfaces). This study shows that the different behaviors of the nanoplastic model are attributable to their sizes, shapes and surface properties that modify their hydrodynamic behaviors and interaction energies. Résumé : Les plastiques sont le troisième matériau le plus produit sur Terre et une importante fraction (>25%) se retrouve dans l'environnement. Pour évaluer les risques liés aux débris plastiques, il est nécessaire de comprendre les sources, et les mécanismes de transport et d’accumulation des débris plastiques dans l'environnement. Ceci s'avère difficile car le plastique se dégrade en particules qui sont trop petites pour être échantillonnées et quantifiées. En particulier, les nanoplastiques (< 1 μm), qui sont des particules colloïdales, pourraient constituer une fraction importante du budget global ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Sea ice Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU
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topic Contamination
Colloid
Transport
Transfer
Organic Matter
Colloïde
Transfert
Matière organique
[SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences
spellingShingle Contamination
Colloid
Transport
Transfer
Organic Matter
Colloïde
Transfert
Matière organique
[SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences
Pradel, Alice
Environmental fate and behavior of nanoplastics : Implication of physico-chemical processes
topic_facet Contamination
Colloid
Transport
Transfer
Organic Matter
Colloïde
Transfert
Matière organique
[SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences
description Abstract : Plastics are the third most-produced material on Earth and a significant proportion (>25%) ends up in the environment. To elucidate the risks that this contamination can cause, it is necessary to track the sources, transport pathways, and sinks of plastic debris in the environment. This has proven difficult since plastic degrades into particles that are too small to sample and quantify. In particular, nanoplastics (<1μm), which are colloidal particles, could form a substantial fraction of the global budget of plastic debris. Therefore, the goal of this was to investigate where nanoplastics may accumulate, by studying physicochemical processes in lab experiments. Throughout this work, special attention has been devoted to the environmental relevance of the nanoplastic models used. First, nanoplastics’ aggregation dynamics was investigated since it impacts downstream transport processes. Then, this work studied nanoplastics' transfer through two environmental interfaces. These have physicochemical gradients suspected to control nanoplastics’ fate: porous media (as a proxy for soils, sediments and aquifers) and the interface between saltwater and ice (as a proxy for seawater/sea ice interfaces). This study shows that the different behaviors of the nanoplastic model are attributable to their sizes, shapes and surface properties that modify their hydrodynamic behaviors and interaction energies. Résumé : Les plastiques sont le troisième matériau le plus produit sur Terre et une importante fraction (>25%) se retrouve dans l'environnement. Pour évaluer les risques liés aux débris plastiques, il est nécessaire de comprendre les sources, et les mécanismes de transport et d’accumulation des débris plastiques dans l'environnement. Ceci s'avère difficile car le plastique se dégrade en particules qui sont trop petites pour être échantillonnées et quantifiées. En particulier, les nanoplastiques (< 1 μm), qui sont des particules colloïdales, pourraient constituer une fraction importante du budget global ...
author2 Géosciences Rennes (GR)
Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR)
Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Université de Rennes
Julien Gigault
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title Environmental fate and behavior of nanoplastics : Implication of physico-chemical processes
title_short Environmental fate and behavior of nanoplastics : Implication of physico-chemical processes
title_full Environmental fate and behavior of nanoplastics : Implication of physico-chemical processes
title_fullStr Environmental fate and behavior of nanoplastics : Implication of physico-chemical processes
title_full_unstemmed Environmental fate and behavior of nanoplastics : Implication of physico-chemical processes
title_sort environmental fate and behavior of nanoplastics : implication of physico-chemical processes
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