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Persistent organic pollutants sorbed in plastic resin pellet - "Nurdles" from coastal areas of Central Chile.
Pozo, Karla; Urbina, Williams; Gómez, Victoria; Torres, Mariett; Nuñez, Dariela; Pribylová, Petra; Audy, Ondrej; Clarke, Bradley; Arias, Andrés; Tombesi, Norma; Guida, Yago; Klánová, Jana.
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  • Pozo K; RECETOX (Research center for toxic compounds in the environment), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur, 1457 Concepción, Chile. Electronic address: pozo@recetox.muni.cz.
  • Urbina W; Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur, 1457 Concepción, Chile.
  • Gómez V; Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100, Siena, Italy.
  • Torres M; Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur, 1457 Concepción, Chile.
  • Nuñez D; Centro de Investigación de Polímeros Avanzados, Avenida Collao 1202, Edificio Laboratorio CIPA, Concepción, Chile.
  • Pribylová P; RECETOX (Research center for toxic compounds in the environment), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Audy O; RECETOX (Research center for toxic compounds in the environment), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Clarke B; School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
  • Arias A; Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, C.C. No804, Bahía Blanca, Argentina; Química Ambiental, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Av. Alem 1253, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
  • Tombesi N; Química Ambiental, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Av. Alem 1253, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
  • Guida Y; Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Bloco G, Sl. 061, CEP: 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Klánová J; RECETOX (Research center for toxic compounds in the environment), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Mar Pollut Bull ; 151: 110786, 2020 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32056585
Plastic resin pellets were collected from coastal areas (n = 7) of central Chile. Pellets were analyzed using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy for polymer identification and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) determination. Screened compounds were PBDEs (n = 10), PCBs (n = 7), and OCPs (n = 13). Pellets were only found at Lenga Beach (San Vicente Bay), which is likely influenced by the presence of industrial activities in the surrounding coastal area. The diameter of the pellets was 4.0 ± 0.6 cm (n = 370), the color varied from white (32%) to yellowing (68%), and the most prevalent polymer identified was high-density polyethylene (99%). POPs concentrations (ng/g-pellet) ranged from 10 to 133 for Æ©10PBDEs, from 3 to 60 for Æ©7PCBs and between 0.1 and 7 for DDTs. Levels of POPs are consistent with other investigations around the world and highlight the sorbtion capacity of plastics resin pellets, and consequently transport of POPs into coastal environments.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Plásticos / Poluentes Químicos da Água / Poluentes Ambientais País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Chile Idioma: En Revista: Mar Pollut Bull Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Plásticos / Poluentes Químicos da Água / Poluentes Ambientais País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Chile Idioma: En Revista: Mar Pollut Bull Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Reino Unido