Beached microplastics at the Bahia Blanca Estuary (Argentina):
Plastic pellets as potential vectors of environmental pollution
by POPs

J 2023

Beached microplastics at the Bahia Blanca Estuary (Argentina): Plastic pellets as potential vectors of environmental pollution by POPs

ARIAS, Andres H., Guadalupe ALVAREZ, Karla Andrea POZO, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Jana KLÁNOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

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

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

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

Abstract

V originále

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.

Links

EF17_043/0009632, research and development project

Name: CETOCOEN Excellence

90121, large research infrastructures

Name: RECETOX RI

Citovat

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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N2  - 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.
ER  -

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. \textit{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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