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Desorption kinetics of hydrophobic organic contaminants from marine plastic pellets

Endo, Satoshi, Yuyama, Masaki, Takada, Hideshige·2013·Marine Pollution Bulletin
DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.018
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This study investigated the desorption behavior of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from marine plastic pellets. Long-term desorption experiments were conducted using field-collected polyethylene (PE) pellets. The results indicate that the desorption kinetics highly depends on the PE-water partition coefficients of PCB congeners. After 128 d of the experiment, the smallest congener considered (CB 8) had desorbed nearly completely (98%), whereas major fractions (90-99%) of highly chlorinated congeners remained in the pellets. An intraparticle diffusion model mostly failed to reproduce the desorption kinetics, whereas an aqueous boundary layer (ABL) diffusion model well approximated the data. The desorption half-lives are estimated to 14 d to 210 years for CB 8 to CB 209 in an actively stirred solution (ABL thickness: 30 μm). Addition of methanol to water enhanced the desorption to a large extent. A need for further work to explore roles of organic matter in facilitating solute transfer is suggested.

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Authors
Endo, S., Yuyama, M., & Takada, H.
Venue
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-09
Volume
74
Issue
1
Pages
125-131
ISSN
0025-326X
DOI
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.018
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Endo, S., Yuyama, M., & Takada, H. (2013). Desorption kinetics of hydrophobic organic contaminants from marine plastic pellets. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.018