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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Volume 364, No. 1526, Year 2009
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Plastics debris in themarine environment, including resin pellets, fragments and microscopic plastic fragments, contain organic contaminants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides (2,2′-bis(p- chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane, hexachlorinated hexanes), polybrominated diphenylethers, alkylphenols and bisphenol A, at concentrations from sub ng g-1 to μg g-1. Some of these compounds are added during plastics manufacture, while others adsorb from the surrounding seawater. Concentrations of hydrophobic contaminants adsorbed on plastics showed distinct spatial variations reflecting global pollution patterns. Model calculations and experimental observations consistently show that polyethylene accumulates more organic contaminants than other plastics such as polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride. Both amathematical model using equilibrium partitioning and experimental data have demonstrated the transfer of contaminants from plastic to organisms. A feeding experiment indicated that PCBs could transfer from contaminated plastics to streaked shearwater chicks. Plasticizers, other plastics additives and constitutional monomers also present potential threats in terrestrial environments because they can leach fromwaste disposal sites into groundwater and/or surfacewaters. Leaching and degradation of plasticizers and polymers are complex phenomena dependent on environmental conditions in the landfill and the chemical properties of each additive. Bisphenol A concentrations in leachates from municipal waste disposal sites in tropical Asia ranged from sub μg l-1 to μg l-1 and were correlated with the level of economic development. © 2009 The Royal Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Teuten, Emma L.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
University of Plymouth, Marine Institute
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Saquing, Jovita M.
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
Knappe, Detlef R.U.
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
Barlaz, Morton A.
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
Jonsson, Susanne
Sweden, Linkoping
Linköpings Universitet
Björn, Annika
Sweden, Linkoping
Linköpings Universitet
Rowland, Steven J.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
University of Plymouth, Marine Institute
Thompson, Richard C.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
University of Plymouth, Marine Institute
Galloway, Tamara S.
United Kingdom, Exeter
University of Exeter
Yamashita, Rei
Japan, Sapporo
Hokkaido University
Ochi, Daisuke
Japan, Sapporo
Hokkaido University
Watanuki, Yutaka
Japan, Sapporo
Hokkaido University
Moore, Charles J.
United States, Long Beach
Algalita Marine Research Foundation
Viet, Pham Hung
Viet Nam, Hanoi
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Tana, Touch Seang
Cambodia, Phnom Penh
Economic
Prudente, Maricar Sison
Philippines, Manila
De la Salle University
Boonyatumanond, Ruchaya
Thailand, Bangkok
Environmental Research and Training Center
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
Malaysia, Serdang
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Akkhavong, Kongsap
Democratic Republic Congo, Vientiane
National Institute of Public Health
Ogata, Yuko
Japan, Fuchu
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Hirai, Hisashi
Japan, Fuchu
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Iwasa, Satoru
Japan, Fuchu
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Mizukawa, Kaoruko
Japan, Fuchu
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Hagino, Yuki
Japan, Fuchu
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Imamura, Ayako
Japan, Fuchu
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Saha, Mahua
Japan, Fuchu
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Takada, Hideshige
Japan, Fuchu
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Statistics
Citations: 2,174
Authors: 27
Affiliations: 14
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1098/rstb.2008.0284
ISSN:
09628436
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Approach
Quantitative