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Interaction of chemical contaminants with microplastics: Principles and perspectives

Fred-Ahmadu, Omowunmi H., Bhagwat, Geetika, Oluyoye, Idowu, Benson, Nsikak U., Ayejuyo, Olusegun O., Palanisami, Thavamani·2020·Science of The Total Environment

DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135978

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Scientific evidences abound of the occurrence of plastic pollution, from mega- to nano-sized plastics, in virtually all matrixes of the environment. Apart from the direct effects of plastics and microplastics pollution such as entanglement, inflammation of cells and gut blockage due to ingestion, plastics are also able to act as vectors of various chemical contaminants in the aquatic environment. This paper provides a review of the association of plastic additives with environmental microplastics, how the structure and composition of polymers influence sorption capacities and highlights some of the models that have been employed to interpret experimental data from recent sorption studies. The factors that influence the sorption of chemical contaminants such as the degree of crystallinity, surface weathering, and chemical properties of contaminants. and the implications of chemical sorption by plastics for the marine food web and human health are also discussed. It was however observed that most studies relied on pristine or artificially aged plastics rather than field plastic samples for studies on chemical sorption by plastics.

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“These interactions not only affect the distribution and persistence of MPs but also their potential to act as vectors for other pollutants, so inducing detrimental effects on the soil ecosystem (Fred-Ahmadu et al., 2020; Liu et al., 2020; Ren et al., 2024; Torres et al., 2021).”
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Authors: Fred-Ahmadu, O. H., Bhagwat, G., Oluyoye, I., Benson, N. U., Ayejuyo, O. O., & Palanisami, T.
Affiliations: Covenant University (NG)
University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
University of Lagos (NG)
Corresponding author: Benson, Nsikak U.
ORCID: Fred-Ahmadu, Omowunmi H.
Bhagwat, Geetika
Benson, Nsikak U.
Venue: Science of The Total Environment
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2020-03
Volume: 706
Pages: 135978
ISSN: 0048-9697 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135978
OpenAlex: W2994796537
Semantic Scholar: 9338364490ce5f6ef7bb7419a8559af47b29ec5a
Cited by: 505
References: 118
Citations by year: 2026: 37 · 2025: 87 · 2024: 94 · 2023: 84 · 2022: 90 · 2021: 69 · 2020: 43
FWCI: 2.12
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: The Science of The Total Environment (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Covenant University Repository (Covenant University) (acceptedVersion)
NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Covenant University
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
Keywords: microplastics, chemical contaminants, polymer additives, sorption, polymer crystallinity, surface weathering, marine food webs, human health, plastic pollution, marine environment

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