Ageing and fragmentation of marine microplastics

Autor:	Carmen Sorasan, Carlos Edo, Miguel González-Pleiter, Francisca Fernández-Piñas, Francisco Leganés, Antonio Rodríguez, Roberto Rosal
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Environmental Engineering Polyethylene Microplastics Environmental Chemistry Plastics Pollution Waste Management and Disposal Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring
Zdroj:	Science of The Total Environment. 827:154438
ISSN:	0048-9697
DOI:	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154438
Popis:	The generation of small fragments from the environmental ageing of microplastics (MPs) is still a poorly known process. This work addresses the fragmentation of MPs obtained from marine debris consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene (PE and PP in environmental mixture) and polystyrene (PS) after exposure to accelerated ageing by irradiation and mechanical stirring. Number particle size distribution in the 1-100 μm range was assessed by combining laser diffractometry with particle counts from flow cytometry. The results showed the generation of a high number of small MP particles, which reached 10
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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