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Effects of mechanical and chemical processes on the degradation of plastic beach debris on the island of Kauai, Hawaii

Cooper, David A, Corcoran, Patricia L·2010·Marine Pollution Bulletin

DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.12.026

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Plastic debris is accumulating on the beaches of Kauai at an alarming rate, averaging 484 pieces/day in one locality. Particles sampled were analyzed to determine the effects of mechanical and chemical processes on the breakdown of polymers in a subtropical setting. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicates that plastic surfaces contain fractures, horizontal notches, flakes, pits, grooves, and vermiculate textures. The mechanically produced textures provide ideal loci for chemical weathering to occur which further weakens the polymer surface leading to embrittlement. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results show that some particles have highly oxidized surfaces as indicated by intense peaks in the lower wavenumber region of the spectra. Our textural analyses suggest that polyethylene has the potential to degrade more readily than polypropylene. Further evaluation of plastic degradation in the natural environment may lead to a shift away from the production and use of plastic materials with longer residence times.

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Authors: Cooper, D. A., & Corcoran, P. L.
Affiliations: Western University (CA)
Corresponding author: Cooper, David A
ORCID: Corcoran, Patricia L
Venue: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2010-05
Volume: 60
Issue: 5
Pages: 650-654
ISSN: 0025-326X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.12.026
OpenAlex: W2036462648
Cited by: 663
References: 19
Citations by year: 2026: 36 · 2025: 63 · 2024: 86 · 2023: 82 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 83 · 2020: 63 · 2019: 50 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 8
FWCI: 8.21
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Marine Pollution Bulletin (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer Science and PVC
Keywords: plastic degradation, mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, polyethylene, polypropylene, surface oxidation, beach litter, Kauai
MeSH terms: Bathing Beaches, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollutants, Geography, Hawaii, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Plastics, Polypropylenes, Waste Products, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Ecosystem, Polyethylene

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