Sorption of PCBs to environmental plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean:Importance of size and polymer type
Plastic pollution is a great threat to the marine environment. Owing to its low density, a substantial fraction of plastic debris is transported across ocean surfaces by currents. Consequently, plastic debris has been concentrated in oceanic gyres such as the North Atlantic subtropical Gyre (NASG)....
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fturoskildefispu:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/c32ec23b-84a2-4cc1-894d-489fb4891c33 2023-12-31T10:20:31+01:00 Sorption of PCBs to environmental plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean:Importance of size and polymer type Syberg, Kristian Knudsen, Camilla M. H. Tairova, Zhanna Khan, Farhan Shashoua, Yvonne Geertz, Torsten Pedersen, Henrik B. Sick, Claudia Mortensen, John Strand, Jakob Palmqvist, Annemette 2020-09 application/pdf https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/publications/c32ec23b-84a2-4cc1-894d-489fb4891c33 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100062 https://hdl.handle.net/1800/c32ec23b-84a2-4cc1-894d-489fb4891c33 https://rucforsk.ruc.dk/ws/files/75609348/1_s2.0_S2666016420300608_main.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Syberg , K , Knudsen , C M H , Tairova , Z , Khan , F , Shashoua , Y , Geertz , T , Pedersen , H B , Sick , C , Mortensen , J , Strand , J & Palmqvist , A 2020 , ' Sorption of PCBs to environmental plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean : Importance of size and polymer type ' , Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering , vol. 2 , no. 2 , 100062 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100062 Marine litter Microplastic PCBs Plastic debris Plastic pollution article 2020 fturoskildefispu https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100062 2023-12-06T23:55:47Z Plastic pollution is a great threat to the marine environment. Owing to its low density, a substantial fraction of plastic debris is transported across ocean surfaces by currents. Consequently, plastic debris has been concentrated in oceanic gyres such as the North Atlantic subtropical Gyre (NASG). This study presents data that describes plastic abundances and the concentrations of adhered PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) from 15 surface trawls conducted within and outside the NASG. Abundance of plastic pieces was significantly higher inside the gyre than outside supporting earlier findings about the importance of the gyres as accumulation zones for plastic debris. Concentrations of PCBs were comparable among different sizes fractions when measured per plastic piece but significantly higher on smaller pieces when measured per weight unit. Polyethylene pieces furthermore had higher concentrations of PCB than polypropylene pieces. These findings highlight the importance of accounting for particle size and polymer type when assessing sorbed contaminants to environmental plastic pollution. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Roskilde University Research Portal (RUC) Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering 2 100062 |
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Marine litter Microplastic PCBs Plastic debris Plastic pollution Syberg, Kristian Knudsen, Camilla M. H. Tairova, Zhanna Khan, Farhan Shashoua, Yvonne Geertz, Torsten Pedersen, Henrik B. Sick, Claudia Mortensen, John Strand, Jakob Palmqvist, Annemette Sorption of PCBs to environmental plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean:Importance of size and polymer type |
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Plastic pollution is a great threat to the marine environment. Owing to its low density, a substantial fraction of plastic debris is transported across ocean surfaces by currents. Consequently, plastic debris has been concentrated in oceanic gyres such as the North Atlantic subtropical Gyre (NASG). This study presents data that describes plastic abundances and the concentrations of adhered PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) from 15 surface trawls conducted within and outside the NASG. Abundance of plastic pieces was significantly higher inside the gyre than outside supporting earlier findings about the importance of the gyres as accumulation zones for plastic debris. Concentrations of PCBs were comparable among different sizes fractions when measured per plastic piece but significantly higher on smaller pieces when measured per weight unit. Polyethylene pieces furthermore had higher concentrations of PCB than polypropylene pieces. These findings highlight the importance of accounting for particle size and polymer type when assessing sorbed contaminants to environmental plastic pollution. |
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Syberg, Kristian Knudsen, Camilla M. H. Tairova, Zhanna Khan, Farhan Shashoua, Yvonne Geertz, Torsten Pedersen, Henrik B. Sick, Claudia Mortensen, John Strand, Jakob Palmqvist, Annemette |
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Syberg, Kristian Knudsen, Camilla M. H. Tairova, Zhanna Khan, Farhan Shashoua, Yvonne Geertz, Torsten Pedersen, Henrik B. Sick, Claudia Mortensen, John Strand, Jakob Palmqvist, Annemette |
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Sorption of PCBs to environmental plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean:Importance of size and polymer type |
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Sorption of PCBs to environmental plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean:Importance of size and polymer type |
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Sorption of PCBs to environmental plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean:Importance of size and polymer type |
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Sorption of PCBs to environmental plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean:Importance of size and polymer type |
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Sorption of PCBs to environmental plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean:Importance of size and polymer type |
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sorption of pcbs to environmental plastic pollution in the north atlantic ocean:importance of size and polymer type |
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Syberg , K , Knudsen , C M H , Tairova , Z , Khan , F , Shashoua , Y , Geertz , T , Pedersen , H B , Sick , C , Mortensen , J , Strand , J & Palmqvist , A 2020 , ' Sorption of PCBs to environmental plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean : Importance of size and polymer type ' , Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering , vol. 2 , no. 2 , 100062 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100062 |
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