ARIAS, Andres H., Guadalupe ALVAREZ, Karla Andrea POZO, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Jana KLÁNOVÁ, Lucas S. Rodriguez PIRANI, A. Lorena PICONE, Monica ALVAREZ and Norma TOMBESI. Beached microplastics at the Bahia Blanca Estuary (Argentina): Plastic pellets as potential vectors of environmental pollution by POPs. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2023, vol. 187, February 2023, p. 1-11. ISSN 0025-326X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114520.
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Original name Beached microplastics at the Bahia Blanca Estuary (Argentina): Plastic pellets as potential vectors of environmental pollution by POPs
Authors ARIAS, Andres H., Guadalupe ALVAREZ, Karla Andrea POZO (380 Italy, belonging to the institution), Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Lucas S. Rodriguez PIRANI, A. Lorena PICONE, Monica ALVAREZ and Norma TOMBESI.
Edition Marine Pollution Bulletin, Oxford, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2023, 0025-326X.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 5.800 in 2022
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/23:00131171
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114520
UT WoS 000923532200001
Keywords in English Sediments; Beach; Microplastics; Plastic pellets; HDPE; POPs; PCBs; HCHs; PAHs
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Michaela Hylsová, Ph.D., učo 211937. Changed: 8/3/2024 22:46.
Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) from the coastal areas of a highly anthropised estuary were sampled to assess their distri-bution in coastal sediments and their role as potential vectors of pollution. The average MP density was 1693 +/- 2315 MPs/kg, which mainly accumulated in the high tide and storm berm areas of the beach. The Microplastic Pollution Index (MPPI), Microplastic Impact Coefficient (CMPI), Hierarchical Cluster Analysis and Principal Component Analysis revealed spatial variation in MPs pollution. High-density polyethylene plastic pellets were abundant at two beaches (192 +/- 218 MPs/kg sediment). Furthermore, the presence of sorbed chemicals on pellets was assessed through GC-MS, showing 0.95 +/- 0.09 ng/g of E7OCPs, 4.03 +/- 0.89 ng/g of E7PCBs, 108.76 +/- 12.88 ng/g of E16 PAHs and 122.79 +/- 11.13 g/g of E29 PAHs. The sorption capacity of plastics, combined with their abundance, poses an environmental concern and also highlights their suitability as in-dicators of chemical exposure.
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