Trace metals in polyethylene debris from the North Atlantic subtropical gyre
International audience Plastic pollution in the marine environment poses threats to wildlife and habitats through varied mechanisms, among which are the transport and transfer to the food web of hazardous substances. Still, very little is known about the metal content of plastic debris and about sor...
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International audience Plastic pollution in the marine environment poses threats to wildlife and habitats through varied mechanisms, among which are the transport and transfer to the food web of hazardous substances. Still, very little is known about the metal content of plastic debris and about sorption/desorption processes, especially with respect to weathering. In this study, plastic debris collected from the North Atlantic subtropical gyre was analyzed for trace metals; as a comparison, new packaging materials were also analyzed. Both the new items and plastic debris showed very scattered concentrations. The new items contained significant amounts of trace metals introduced as additives, but globally, metal concentrations were higher in the plastic debris. The results provide evidence that enhanced metal concentrations increase with the plastic state of oxidation for some elements, such as As, Ti, Ni, and Cd. Transmission electron microscopy showed the presence of mineral particles on the surface of the plastic debris. This work demonstrates that marine plastic debris carries complex mixtures of heavy metals. Such materials not only behave as a source of metals resulting from intrinsic plastic additives but also are able to concentrate metals from ocean water as mineral nanoparticles or adsorbed species. |
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Trace metals in polyethylene debris from the North Atlantic subtropical gyre |
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:insu-01921691v1 2023-05-15T17:30:39+02:00 Trace metals in polyethylene debris from the North Atlantic subtropical gyre Prunier, Jonathan Maurice, Laurence Perez, Emile Gigault, Julien Pierson Wickmann, Anne-Catherine Davranche, Mélanie Halle, Alexandra Ter Ecologie des forêts de Guyane (UMR ECOFOG) Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroParisTech-Université de Guyane (UG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université des Antilles (UA) GET (GET) Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne Interactions moléculaires et réactivité chimique et photochimique (IMRCP) Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP) Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Géosciences Rennes (GR) Université de Rennes 1 (UR1) Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR) Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2) Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2) Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-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) Total Corporate Foundation 2019-02 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01921691 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01921691/document https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01921691/file/prunier-2018.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.043 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.043 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/30448507 insu-01921691 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01921691 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01921691/document https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01921691/file/prunier-2018.pdf doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.043 IRD: fdi:010075113 PUBMED: 30448507 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0269-7491 EISSN: 1873-6424 Environmental Pollution https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01921691 Environmental Pollution, 2019, 245, pp.371-379. ⟨10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.043⟩ metals'accumulation Polyethylene Polymer Plastic debris Microplastic [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2019 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.043 2023-02-22T08:44:09Z International audience Plastic pollution in the marine environment poses threats to wildlife and habitats through varied mechanisms, among which are the transport and transfer to the food web of hazardous substances. Still, very little is known about the metal content of plastic debris and about sorption/desorption processes, especially with respect to weathering. In this study, plastic debris collected from the North Atlantic subtropical gyre was analyzed for trace metals; as a comparison, new packaging materials were also analyzed. Both the new items and plastic debris showed very scattered concentrations. The new items contained significant amounts of trace metals introduced as additives, but globally, metal concentrations were higher in the plastic debris. The results provide evidence that enhanced metal concentrations increase with the plastic state of oxidation for some elements, such as As, Ti, Ni, and Cd. Transmission electron microscopy showed the presence of mineral particles on the surface of the plastic debris. This work demonstrates that marine plastic debris carries complex mixtures of heavy metals. Such materials not only behave as a source of metals resulting from intrinsic plastic additives but also are able to concentrate metals from ocean water as mineral nanoparticles or adsorbed species. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Environmental Pollution 245 371 379 |